“Saunders & 180 other known Black or Indigenous soldiers were stationed at the Redding Encampment — sometimes referred to as ‘Connecticut’s Valley Forge.’ From June to September 1778, personnel documents describe Saunders as tending the sick at the actual Valley Forge in Pennsylvania.”
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