Bucks of America flag was presented to the Black Patriot, militiamen, after the war, in 1789, by Massachusetts governor, John Hancock and the grateful, citizens of Boston, honor them, presenting a white silk flag, displaying a leaping buck and a pine tree, the symbol of New England, and on the top, the initials, "J-G-W-H", of their benefactor son, John George Washington Hancock [died 1787]
Active
date unknown
Country
United States
Allegiance
Massachusetts
Branch
Massachusetts Militia (Patriot)
Type
auxiliary police, security service
Size
company
Mascot(s)
John George Washington Hancock (as a child, may have been the Bucks of America mascot)
Engagements
American Revolutionary War
no combat experience
Commanders
Notable commanders
Colonel George Middleton
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Extra and Additional regiments
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Bucks of America medallion is an engraved, oval, silver, planchet, with the letters "MW", on the bottom, thirteen stars, for the 13 United States, above a leaping buck, and a shield, with three, fleur de lis flowers, the crest, of the last, French, royal family, the Bourbons, as a symbol of the Franco-American, war alliance, made in honor and recognition of the All Black Patriot, militia company
The Bucks of America was a Patriot Massachusetts Militia company, during the American Revolutionary War, that was composed of African-American soldiers. Few records survive about the unit; most of its history is constructed from eyewitness accounts.[1] No official military records pertaining to the Bucks of America exist or have survived.
^Barclay, Shelly (3 August 2010). "Boston's African Americans from the American Revolution: The Bucks of America". Retrieved October 26, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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