2024-07-292024-07-292009-07-05https://hdl.handle.net/10929/137496There are several records of women of African descent who followed the Continental Army. Free women of African descent could follow the army only if their husbands were soldiers or if they were hired by an officer to do work. Some officers of the Continental Army owned enslaved people and brought them on campaign as servants. Enslaved women could not legally follow the army without the permission of their owners. Even still, some enslaved people of African descent saw the Continental Army as a path to freedomOriginal file name IMG_0357 (1).jpg4368 x 2912Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Phillis WheatleyThe First African American Women to be PublishedAmerican RevolutionAmerican HistoryUS HistoryGeneral George WashingtonBlack PatriotFemale PatriotsThe Continental ArmyJockey HollowMorristown National Historical ParkHistoric MorristownNational Historical ParkThe American RevolutionGeorge WashingtonContinental ArmyWinter EncampmentHistoryMorristownThe Ford MansionMorris CountyThe American Revolution in New JerseyThe SkylandsLakelandNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State