Peter Salem, American Patriot

Peter Salem (1750-1816) was a free African-American who served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, a slave of Jeremiah Belknap. Salem was later sold to Lawson Buckminster, who gave him his freedom to enlist in the Continental Army. Salem served with his regiment in the Battle of Bunker Hill where he fired his last shot and killed British Marine Major John Pitcairn.

17 JUNIO • 1750 • 1775 • ACONTECIMIENTO • AFRICANO-AMERICANOS • AMERICA • AMERICANO • ARTE • BLANCO Y NEGRO • BUNKER HILL • DIBUJO • EJERCITO REGIMIENTO • EJERCITO: REGIMIENTO • ESCLAVA • ESCLAVITUD • ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA • ESTADOS UNIDOS • FAMOSO • FIGURA • GENTE • GUERRA DE INDEPENDENCIA AMERICANA • GUERRA • HISTORIA • HISTORICO • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • ICÓNICO • ILUSTRACION • IMPORTANTE • MASCULINO • OBRA DE ARTE • PATRIOTA • PATRIOTISMO • PERSONA • PERSONALIDAD • PERSONALIDADES • REGIMIENTO • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • SALEM • SIGLO XIX • SIGLO XVIII • SOLDADO