Records of African American soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War
| Soldier Name | State | Regiment | Period Of Service | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMOND, POMP | Connecticut | — | — | African American |
| RAYMOND, POMP | Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| RAYMOND, SCIPIO | Connecticut | — | — | African American |
| READ / REED, DICK | Connecticut | — | — | African American |
| READ / REED, JOHN / JACK | Rhode Island | — | — | African American |
| READ / REED, JOSEPH | Connecticut | — | — | Indian |
| READ, ABRAM | Virginia | — | — | African American (“free man of colour”), S1364, Nansemond Co. |
| READ, AMARIAH | Virginia | — | — | R8627, Private, Nansemond Co. |
| READ, AMOS | Virginia | — | — | Substitute for “his old master Riddick,” Nansemond Co. |
| READ, WILLIAM | Massachusetts | — | — | African American |
| READAN, KIAIS | Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| READHEAD, BILLY | South Carolina | — | — | Catawba Indian |
| READHEAD, PATRICK | South Carolina | — | — | Catawba Indian |
| REAVES, POMP | Massachusetts | — | — | African American |
| REAVES, POMP | Massachusetts | — | — | African American |
| RECKARDS, JACK | Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| REDCROSS, DANIEL | Virginia | — | — | HRVR, no residence given |
| REDCROSS, JOHN | Virginia | — | — | African American, Soldier, VNSS, HRVR, HEI‐2, York Co. |
| REDCROSS, JOHN | Virginia | — | — | African American, Soldier, VNSS, (“Other Free” in 1810 York Co.), York Co. |
| REDINGTON, DANIEL | Massachusetts | — | — | “Brown complexion” |
| REDMAN / REDMOND, JOHN | Virginia | — | — | Fifer, HRVR, no residence given |
| REDMAN / RODMAN, POLYDORE | Pennsylvania | — | — | African American (Drummer) |
| REDMAN, JOHN | Virginia | Navy | — | Gunner on the Tartar, HRVR, no residence given |
| REDMAN, JOHN | Virginia | — | — | African American, W5691 [wife Sarah; d. Oct. 8, 1836], FPPV [son Nimrod Redman “only surviving child of Sarah Redman”; she d. Nov. 4, 1848], 1830VA, HEI‐2, Hardy Co. |
| REDMAN, RICHARD | Virginia | — | — | (“yellow”), Private, CS, S38327, FPPV [d. May 23, 1841; res. Hardy Co. 30 years; prev. Culpeper Co.; wife Rachel], 1830VA Hardy Co. (“Other Free”), enl. Fauquier Co., HEI‐2 |