Samuel Ward Jr.
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Samuel Ward Jr. was an American Revolutionary War soldier, politician, and delegate to the secessionist Hartford Convention.
Samuel Ward Lieut. Col. First Rhode Island Regiment
Christopher Greene
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Christopher Greene was an American legislator and soldier. He led the spirited defense of Fort Mercer in the 1777 Battle of Red Bank, and for leading the racially integrated 1st Rhode Island Regiment
Samuel Ward Jr.
…On May 3, 1775, Varnum's Regiment became part of the Army of Observation during the Siege of Boston. Ward volunteered with 250 Rhode Islanders under Christopher Greene to support Benedict Arnold on his expedition to Quebec. Ward was captured, along with most members of the expedition, on the night of December 31, 1775…
Christopher Greene by James Sullivan Lincoln
Reproductive engraving of Greene's portrait published in 1865
Burial Place Marker in Yorktown Heights
The 1829 monument to Greene at the Red Bank Battlefield