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*[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/war-of-1812/1812-discharge-certificates/soldiers-by-name.html War of 1812 Discharge Certificates] at National Archives - African Americans served in the Regular Army during the War of 1812, primarily in the 26th Infantry. A "B" follows the names of those whose physical description indicates Black or Mulatto skin color. People whose skin was described as "dark" were probably "dark" Caucasians, not African Americans. The "Blacks" and "Mulattoes" noted while records were being arranged are:<ref>National Archives and Records Administration, [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/war-of-1812/1812-discharge-certificates/soldiers-by-name.html War of 1812 Discharge Certificates], (accessed 4 April 2012).</ref> | *[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/war-of-1812/1812-discharge-certificates/soldiers-by-name.html War of 1812 Discharge Certificates] at National Archives - African Americans served in the Regular Army during the War of 1812, primarily in the 26th Infantry. A "B" follows the names of those whose physical description indicates Black or Mulatto skin color. People whose skin was described as "dark" were probably "dark" Caucasians, not African Americans. The "Blacks" and "Mulattoes" noted while records were being arranged are:<ref>National Archives and Records Administration, [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/war-of-1812/1812-discharge-certificates/soldiers-by-name.html War of 1812 Discharge Certificates], (accessed 4 April 2012).</ref> | ||
:*4th Infantry = Richard Boyington. | |||
*4th Infantry = Richard Boyington. | :*14th Infantry = George B. Graves. | ||
*14th Infantry = George B. Graves. | :*26th Infantry = Hosea/Hossea Conner, John Cooper, Joseph Freeman, Charles Mathias, Samuel Morris, John Peters, and William Smith. <br> | ||
*26th Infantry = Hosea/Hossea Conner, John Cooper, Joseph Freeman, Charles Mathias, Samuel Morris, John Peters, and William Smith. <br> | |||
Other African Americans may be in these or other records of the Regular Army or in the records of state militias. | Other African Americans may be in these or other records of the Regular Army or in the records of state militias. | ||
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