"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.
Providing a documentary history of a Virginia Burned County from the Colonial Era through the early Twentieth Century
Providence Forge 1931
photograph of Providence Forge looking south from Railroad tracks- 1931
Monday, July 22, 2013
Swim to Freedom
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Charles City,
Civil War,
Navy,
slavery
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