Record #:

43495

Author(s):

George, Bernard

Abstract:

Free persons of color, Issac Carter, Joshua Carter William Dove and Issac Perkins of the Harlowe community appear to have started their Revolutionary War service in early May 1776. Chartered on September 3, 2016, the Patriot Issac Carter Chapter became the first and only chapter of Sons of the American Revolution comprised primarily of African American men.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 28 Issue 1, 2021, p3-12, il

Subject(s):

Revolutionary War--African Americans--Craven County; African Americans--Revolutionary War--Craven County; Harlowe (Craven County); Sons of the American Revolution (NC Society)--Patriot Issac Carter Chapter; Free Blacks--Revolutionary War--Craven County