Nancy Hart was a fierce frontierswoman who defended the Georgia backcountry from British loyalists through her own intrepid methods. Legend has it that Hart spied on British military camps and even may have captured and killed several soldiers.

William Shepard:Revolution where he served with distinction. Following the war, he went into government, and is best known for leading a controversial defense of the Springfield, MA artillery against Shay’s Rebellion.

William Richardson Davie was a military officer in the Revolutionary War and the 10th Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799. He was a member of the Federalist Party and served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention as a representative of the state of North Carolina.

Timothy Smith, a Quaker, had his commitment to pacifism tested when the Revolutionary War started in 1775. Believing that war and conflict were against God’s wishes, Quakers disowned some of Smith’s extended family members for bearing arms or supporting war measures. At age 32, Smith decided to remain faithful to his religion while demonstrating allegiance to the Patriot cause by joining the Continental Army in a non-combatant role: as a teamster responsible for transporting vital supplies to military forces.

Frances Wright is believed to be the first American woman to speak publicly for gender equality when she did so in 1828.

Philip Mazzei was an Italian-born wine merchant, surgeon, and horticulturist. A close friend of Thomas Jefferson, he spoke publicly, promoting Jefferson’s ideals of religious freedom first in churches and later as a pamphleteer. The famous doctrine “all men are created equal” was likely inspired by Mazzei. During the war, Mazzei assisted abroad in Italy, sharing political rumblings and even acquiring weaponry to send back to the Continental Army.

In the late 18th century, Joseph Antoine Decuir became one of the wealthiest planters in Louisiana’s Pointe Coupee Parish. But that’s not why his name deserves to live on: The son of French immigrants to Louisiana, Joseph served in the Spanish army that aided the Colonies in their fight for independence and earned status as a Revolutionary Patriot.

Eleazer Blake joined the Continental Army in 1777, and witnessed the battles of Bunker Hill, Monmouth, and Saratoga, the burning of Charlestown, Mass., and winter at Valley Forge and served in Rhode Island too. Blake is known for keeping a detailed diary during the war – detailing his wartime activities and news of battles.

Robert Morris was a merchant and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution. Morris served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the “Financier of the Revolution.”

Captain John Trevett played a leading role in the Continental Marines’ first amphibious landing