Robert Smalls

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Robert Smalls

02-13-2004, 09:36 AM

April 5, 1839 - February 23, 1915

Most Significant Black Participant in the Civil War, First Black Captain of a U.S. Vessel, S.C. State Legislator, Major General in the S.C. Militia, Five-term U.S. Congressman, U.S. Collector of Customs

http://robertsmalls.org/

Found this interesting and thought it might be a good first entry into this subfolder.

Mike "Dusty" Chapman

Member: CWT, CVBT, NTHP, MOC, KBA, Stonewall Jackson House, Mosby Heritage Foundation

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Curator of History, South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum

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03-10-2004, 04:29 PM

Re: Robert Smalls

We have a small model of the "Planter" here and the story of Robert Smalls features in our tours...truly a fascinating guy.

Joe Long
Curator of Education
South Carolina Confederate Relic Room
Columbia, South Carolina

[I][COLOR=DarkRed]Blood is on my sabre yet, for I never thought to wipe it off. All this is horrid; but such are the horrors of war.[/COLOR][/I] Wade Hampton III, 2 January 1863
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