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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06130 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | The loyalty & devotion of colored Americans in the Revolution and War of 1812 |
| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879) |
| Additional authors | Wallcut, Robert F. (fl. 1855-1861) Day, William Howard (1825-1900) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by Robert F. Wallcut. Contains excerpts from speeches and quotations related to African American military service. Includes excerpts from a William Howard Day speech delivered at a convention for African Americans held in Cleveland, Ohio, 9 September 1852; excerpts from an address delivered in 1842 before the Congregational and Presbyterian Anti-Slavery Society of Francestown, New Hampshire, by Dr. Harris (according to many sources an African American Revolutionary War veteran); excerpts from an 1821 speech by Dr. Clarke in the convention to revise the New York State Constitution; a discussion of the formation of a colored regiment in Rhode Island, 1778, and other examples reflective of the service and patriotism of African American soldiers. |
| Subjects | Confederate Constitution African American Troops African American History Revolutionary War War of 1812 Military History Abolition Slavery African American Author State Constitution Patriotism Continental Army |
| People | Day, William Howard (1825-1900) Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879) Wallcut, Robert Folger (1797-1884) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | No creator is listed, but Library of Congress cataloging records cite Garrison as the primary creator. Day was the editor of the Cleveland, Ohio True Democrat 1851-1852 and the Aliened American 1853-1854. He was a noted abolitionist, anti-slavery orator, printer, educator, and clergyman. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |