This Day in History: Agrippa Hull, little-known American Patriot

Interesting man who helped do some amazing things.

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On this day in 1848, Agrippa Hull passes away. He’s been called “one of the most remarkable and unnoticed African Americans of the revolutionary era.”
His lineage was certainly noteworthy. It’s been said that his father was an African prince who was captured and sold into slavery. Nevertheless, by the time Agrippa was born, his parents had gained their freedom. Thus, Hull himself was born free.
Hull enlisted as a private and served with Colonel John Paterson of the Massachusetts line. During his time with Paterson, Hull would have been present for the British surrender at Saratoga, the long winter in Valley Forge, and the Battle at Monmouth Courthouse. The next spring, however, he was reassigned to serve with Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish military engineer then helping the American Army.It was the beginning of a long partnership.
Hull ultimately served for 50 months alongside Kościuszko. Together, the two served in virtually every major battle of the bloody Southern campaign, including the Battles of Cowpens, Eutaw Springs, Ninety-Six, Guilford Courthouse, and the Siege of Charleston.