The sad part is that none of the Soldiers of Color will be honored. On September 30, 2000 I participated in a ceremony to honor Natives and Blacks that fought at The Siege of Yorktown. To this day none of their names are on the Database as being participants. Even though I sent a copy of the official roster to the Historians at Colonial Yorktown. The Soldiers fought under Colonial William Cabell, and marched from Yorktown on June 21, 1781. The unit joined up with Marquis De Lafayettes unit on the march. Lafayette, and William Cabell will be honored but the soldiers names who marched under Cabell will not.

Every participant should be honored regardless of race. The other group that should be honored are the slaves whose bodies are buried on the battlefield at Colonial Yorktown.

This is not history, it is an attempt to ignore those who fought and died for America. They have a rightful place in history, and it is a shame that in 2005, we are still fighting for those rights.

Anita Wills
-- John Maass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Subject: Surrender at Yorktown to be Commemorated October 18-22, 2006


The Brigade of the American Revolution, Colonial National Historical Park
and Endview Plantation will commemorate the 225th anniversary of the
surrender of over eight thousand British, German, and loyal American troops
to George Washington's Continental Army and French allies on October 19,
1781 in Yorktown, Virginia.

http://www.siegeofyorktown.org./

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