On September 3, 1838, Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist, escaped Slavery disguised as a free Black sailor. He traveled by train and boat from Baltimore to Philadelphia. He had tried two years earlier to escape but was captured and jailed.

September 4, 1780: Francis Marion (aka Swamp Fox) and a band of Patriot rebels ambushed and defeated a force of 200 Loyalists near Port’s Ferry, South Carolina. His efforts were critical in undermining British control of South Carolina.

On September 5, 1774, the First Continental Congress convened at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. It was attended by 12 of the 13 colonies, excluding Georgia, which was fighting a Native American uprising. Congress passed a trade embargo against Great Britain.

September 6, 1781: Traitor Benedict Arnold, who joined the Redcoats in 1780, ordered the burning of New London (CT), which held a large Continental Army military supplies depot. New London was left in ashes & nearly 150 Americans were either killed or wounded.

September 7, 1813: The US government got its nickname – UNCLE SAM. It was linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from New York, who supplied meat to the Army during the War of 1812. Soldiers began referring to him as Uncle Sam.

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September 8, 1781: Patriot forces under Maj. Gen Nathanael Greene at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina are credited with cementing control of the Carolinas in one of the War's bloodiest battles. The Redcoats subsequently retreated to Charleston.