On 16 January 1776 George Washington allowed this group to enlist in the Continental Army.
- Indians
- Free blacks
- Prisoners of War
- Quakers
Free blacks. Free blacks fought in the militias from the Northeast states from the start of the war, Washington, always short of manpower finally permitted free blacks with military experience to enlist.
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