As a Black soldier in the War of 1812, he was classified a “servant.” Now Samuel Neale of Frederick is being denied a U.S. veteran’s headstone for that very reason.
Source: The Baltimore Sun County News
‘Black hero’ or ‘servant’? Supporters push for Marylander who served in War of 1812 to get VA tombstone.
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