Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945. Press Copies of Vouchers for Contingent and Other Expenditures, 1/2/1862 - 6/30/1863

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Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945. Press Copies of Vouchers for Contingent and Other Expenditures, 1/2/1862 - 6/30/1863

1862-1863

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1872029

1 linear inch

eng, Latn

National Archives at Washington, D.C

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915

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Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and naval pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil War by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, on May 13, 1862, and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters of the harbor to the U.S. blockade that surrounded it. He then piloted the ship to the Union-controlled encl...