Notice the Black sharpshooter at the far right. I believe his name was Peter Salem or Salem Poor, credited with shooting a British Officer from a distance, considered very unsportsmanlike in those days. I consider this kind of thing important due to historical revision, such as A&E's great film "The Crossing", which does not show even one Black soldier despite many being there with George Washington...
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Notice the Black sharpshooter at the far right. I believe his name was Peter Salem or Salem Poor, credited with shooting a British Officer from a distance, considered very unsportsmanlike in those days. I consider this kind of thing important due to historical revision, such as A&E's great film "The Crossing", which does not show even one Black soldier despite many being there with George Washington...
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