Records of African American soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War
| Soldier Name | State | Regiment | Period Of Service | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOLON | Louisiana / Spanish Florida | — | — | African descent |
| APOMB / UPOMB, DEPPO / DOPPO | Connecticut | — | — | — |
| APPLEBY, WILLIAM | Maryland | — | — | African American |
| APPROT, JOSEPH | Saint Domingue | — | — | Black |
| ARABAS / ARIBAS, JACK | Connecticut | — | — | — |
| ARBADO, FRANCIS | Virginia | — | — | African American (“a black Frenchman”), seaman, VNSS:29, deserted from the Manley galley (Virginia Gazette, May 16, 1777), VNR:141, no residence given |
| ARCHELAUS | New Hampshire | — | — | African American |
| ARCHELAUS | Connecticut | — | — | African American (enslaved man freed for military service) |
| ARCHELUS | Massachusetts | — | — | African American |
| ARCHER, CALEB | North Carolina | — | — | African American |
| ARCHER, EVANS | Virginia | — | — | African American, S41415 [lived with daughter Margaret Archer in Hertford Co., NC, 1823], 1790NC, enlisted Portsmouth |
| ARCHER, JACK | Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| ARCULES / ARCHELAUS, JAMES | Massachusetts | — | — | African American |
| AREXES | Maine | — | — | Penobscot Indian |
| ARGONTIEN, LOUI | Maine | — | — | Maliseet Indian / Passamaquoddy |
| ARMSBY, SHEM | Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| ARMSBY, TITUS | Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, ADAM | Virginia | — | — | African American, Soldier, VNSS, HRVR, HEI‐2, Henrico Co. |
| ARNOLD, BRISTOL / BRISTER / BRISTON | Rhode Island | — | — | African American |
| ARNOLD, CUFF | Rhode Island | — | — | African American (“Negro”) |
| ARNOLD, JOSIAH | Rhode Island | — | — | African American (“Negro”) |
| ARNOLD, PRINCE | Rhode Island | — | — | African American (“Negro”) |
| ARONS, JOMPEO | New York | — | — | — |
| ARRAY, JAMES | New Jersey | — | — | African American (Soldier) |
| ARTIS, ARCHIBALD | North Carolina | — | — | Mixed descent (“Mulatto”) |