You might get some relevant information from: MOEBS, Thomas Truxtun Black soldiers, black sailors, black ink: research guide on African- Americans in US military history 1526-1900 1994, Chesapeake Bay, Moebs Publishing Co John Weiss ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Lucey / Henry Wiencek" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 6:23 PM Subject: George Washington's Black troops : For a book on George Washington and his slaves, I am at work on a : chapter about the African-American role in the Revolutionary War. I'm : wondering if someone can help with a Maryland question, or could direct : me to a source there. A "Return of Negroes in the Army" prepared by : Alexander Scammell in August 1778 lists 84 blacks in Smallwood's Brigade : and the 2nd Maryland Brigade. My question is this: would a similar : number of blacks have been enlisted in William Smallwood's Maryland : Battalion two years earlier, when that battalion carried out the heroic : rear-guard defense of Washington's army in Brooklyn, August 27, 1776? : Any help would be greatly appreciated. : : Henry Wiencek : Charlottesville To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html