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=James Armistead= toc

=Profile Information=

Name: James Armistead Hometown: New Kent, Virginia Date of Birth: December 10, 1760 Job Title: Spy Education: No education

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=About Me=

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James Armistead was born into slavery in Virginia around 1748. My owner’s name is William Armistead. I volunteered for the U.S army, in order to fight in the American Revolution. My master gave him permission to join the revolutionary cause, and the American Continental Army stationed Armistead to serve under the Marquis de Lafayette, the commander of allied French forces. Lafayette employed me as a spy, with the hopes of gathering intelligence in regards to enemy movements.

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Posing as a runaway slave hired by the British to spy on the Americans, I successfully infiltrated General Charles Cornwallis’ headquarters. I later returned north with turncoat soldier Benedict Arnold. Then I learned further details of British operations without being detected. Being able to travel freely between British and American camps. I could easily relay information to Lafayette about British plans. Using the details of my reports, Lafayette and General George Washington were able to prevent the British from sending 10,000 reinforcements to Yorktown, Virginia. Paragraph 3

The Americans and French closed off and surprised British forces. Then doing so we crippled their military. As a result of the Lafayette and Washington’s victory in Yorktown, the British officially surrendered on Oct. 18 1781. Despite his critical actions, I returned to William Armistead after the war to continue his life as a slave. I was not eligible for emancipation under the Act of 1783 for slave-soldiers, because I was considered a slave-spy, and had to petition the Virginia legislature for his emancipation =Wall Posts=


 * Wall Post #1: In 1781, I joined the U.S army.
 * Wall Post #2: The British officially surrendered on Oct. 19 1781.
 * Wall Post #3: I was not eligible for emancipation under the Act of 1783 for slave-soldiers, because I was considered a slave-spy, and had to petition the Virginia legislature for my emancipation.
 * Wall Post #4: Lafayette helped me earn my freedom which was allowed on 1787.

= Bibliography =

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 * "James Armistead." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.
 * "James Armistead Lafayette." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.
 * "Lafayette, James Armistead (1760-1832) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed." Lafayette, James Armistead (1760-1832) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.