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Birth Information
Nero Hawley was born into slavery and his birth town was Trumbull, Connecticut. note: birth month unknown. -
Joined the Army
Date unknown. He joined the army because the British announced any negro who would join their army and lived would be freed. So the Americans thought we have to too! -
Sent Away to Valley Forge
Master slave owner sent Nero to the Patriot army. The area he was assigned to was called Valley Forge during the harshest winter ever! That means he met the man who turned the tide by training the soldiers. They became marksmen and more discplined which led them to victory at Valley Forge. His name was Von Stueben (from Germany). -
Free At Last!
After the battle of Yorktown the revolution had ended so the British and the American signed the treated of Paris. Nero Hawley became a skilled brick maker. -
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Death
Nero Hawley died in 1817. He was 75 years old when he died.
