The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well-known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, it had several companies of African American soldiers.

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  • Black Regiment (1778–80)
  • Varnum's Continentals (1775–76)
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  • Varnum's Continentals (1775–76)
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  • The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well-known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, it had several companies of African American soldiers. It is regarded as the first African-American military regiment, albeit with the misconception that its ranks were exclusively African-American.
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  • This 1780 drawing of American soldiers from the Yorktown campaign shows (far left) a black infantryman from the Rhode Island Regiment.
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  • White uniforms
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  • 1775–1783
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  • First Regiment Rhode Island U.S. Volunteers
  • the Civil War unit
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  • Varnum's Continentals (1775–76) Black Regiment (1778–80)
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  • Varnum's Regiment 9th Continental Regiment 1st Rhode Island Regiment Rhode Island Regiment Rhode Island Battalion First Regiment Rhode Island Infantry
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  • The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was a Continental Army regiment from Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Like most regiments of the Continental Army, the unit went through several incarnations and name changes. It became well-known as the "Black Regiment" because, for a time, it had several companies of African American soldiers.
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  • 1st Rhode Island Regiment
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