Military Conflict – War of 1812
Colonel Joseph Louis Cook (ca. 1737-1814)
Joseph Louis Cook was an Afro-Iroquois leader and a Commissioned Officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War....
Paul Jennings (1799–1874)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Paul Jennings was a personal servant and slave to President James Madison during and after his...
Cyrus Tiffany (1738-1818)
It is presumed that Silas or Cyrus Tiffany, an African American, was the son of Nathan Tiffany and Sarah Harvey...
Joseph Savary (?-1800s)
Joseph Savary, a hero at the Battle of New Orleans, was a native of Saint-Dominque (Haiti) who had fought with...
