Edward "Ned" Hector is a Revolutionary War hero, a free black man, who was a teamster and bombardier. Ned wears the Uniform of the Third Pennsylvania Artillery Company to bring his message about the role of African-Americans in the Colonial fight for freedom during the Revolutionary War.

Ned Hector fought in the Revolutionary War Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He was noted for his courage during the retreat from Brandywine, when he refused to let his team, wagon, and armaments fall into enemy hands. He is quoted as saying, "The enemy shall not have my team. I will save the horses or perish myself."