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James Armistead Lafayette (1748 [1] or 1760 [2] — 1830 [1] or 1832) [2] was an enslaved African American who served the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War under the Marquis de Lafayette, and later received a legislative emancipation.
In 1870, James Walker painted the 20 ft × 7.5 ft (6.1 m × 2.3 m) The Repulse of Longstreet's Assault at the Battle of Gettysburg [8] with "Armistead, mortally wounded, is seated on the grass, and is in the act of giving his watch and spurs to his friend, Captain Bingham." [9] As of 2023, the painting is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina
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While touring Yorktown, he recognized and embraced James Armistead Lafayette, a free man of color who adopted his last name to honor the Marquis (he was the first US double agent spy); the story of the event was reported by the Richmond Enquirer. [10] More than a century later, various towns continued to honor their own "Lafayette Day".
The Lafayette Memorial is a public memorial located in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City.The memorial, designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, was dedicated in 1917 and consists of a bas-relief of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette alongside a groom (speculated by some historians to be James Armistead Lafayette) and a horse.
Bill Armistead (born 1944), American politician from Alabama; George Armistead (1780–1818), American military officer who served as the commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812; James Armistead, American slave and spy in the American Revolution; Lewis Addison Armistead, Confederate Army general
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James Cate Armistead (August 29, 1905 – March 1984) was an American college football player. Early years. James Cate Armistead was born on August 29, 1905, in ...