GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) – Park Rangers in Guilford County are on a mission to make sure Black patriots get the recognition they deserve.
They’ve been digging into the archives, dating back to the Revolutionary War, and are looking for forgotten soldiers connected to the battle that took place at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.
The supervisory park ranger says a few hundred African Americans fought in the battle of Guilford Courthouse.
“Over the course of the last year, our team has devoted a lot of time and energy into expanding our knowledge about the Black patriots who fought the Battle of Guilford Courthouse,” Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Supervisory Park Ranger Thomas Sobol said.
It’s a part of history, that many visitors to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park don’t realize.
The list of Black heroes who fought in the famous battle during the Revolutionary War has grown from 33 names to 45.
“Our research into the Black patriots of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse really focused on records,” Sobol said.