Download or read book Historical Notes on the Employment of Negroes in the American Army of the Revolution written by George Henry Moore and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moore, librarian of the New York Historical Society, discusses the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War -- the wrangling over whether to allow Black troops to be armed and to fight, especially in the southern states -- and the formation of Black units from both northern and southern colonies.