Monument to First Rhode Island Regiment
The Monument to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment at Yorktown Heights, New York was erected on May 13, 1982 on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church thanks to the civic advocacy of African American historian and Westchester community leader John H. Harmon; Harmon was the founder of the Afro-American Cultural Foundation in 1969 and the monument is a legacy of that institution. An engraved plaque recognizes the valiant efforts of a Revolutionary War unit composed predominantly of black soldiers that fought on May 14, 1781 under the command of Colonel Christopher Greene. 140 out of 225 soldiers were Black, the largest percentage by far in any of the integrated armies. While the patriotism of two white officers and a guide killed in the deadly skirmish known as the Battle of Pine's Bridge h
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Monument to First Rhode Island Regiment
The Monument to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment at Yorktown Heights, New York was erected on May 13, 1982 on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church thanks to the civic advocacy of African American historian and Westchester community leader John H. Harmon; Harmon was the founder of the Afro-American Cultural Foundation in 1969 and the monument is a legacy of that institution. An engraved plaque recognizes the valiant efforts of a Revolutionary War unit composed predominantly of black soldiers that fought on May 14, 1781 under the command of Colonel Christopher Greene. 140 out of 225 soldiers were Black, the largest percentage by far in any of the integrated armies. While the patriotism of two white officers and a guide killed in the deadly skirmish known as the Battle of Pine's Bridge h
has abstract
The Monument to the 1st Rhode ...... Island Black Heritage Society.
@en
location
Wikipage page ID
61,563,924
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
983,982,905
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
caption
Monument to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
@en
Location
map name
New York#USA
@en
name
Monument to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
@en
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
point
41.29423333333333 -73.80885
comment
The Monument to the 1st Rhode ...... the Battle of Pine's Bridge h
@en
label
Monument to First Rhode Island Regiment
@en
sameAs
lat
4.129423333333333e+1
long
-7.380885e+1