Young Martha Dandridge Custis

Young Martha Dandridge Custis

Monday, July 22, 2013

Swim to Freedom

"But it wasn’t until recently that Ghee learned that 150 years ago today, his great-great-grandfather was one of at least 20 slaves who took a daring swim in the James River to enlist in the Union Navy."
An article on Charles City and the Civil War from the Richmond Times Dispatch.

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