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Tag Archives: Trail to Freedom
Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part five)
part five of five At our first Trail to Freedom symposium, I met my future wife, Malanna Carey, who stayed in touch with me after the event. She wanted me to speak about the USCT at her church, St. George’s … Continue reading
Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part four)
part four of five During some of these visits to the city with my mother, I would stop at my Aunt Hattie’s house and she would always have food for us, until she got too old to cook the way … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civilian, National Park Service, USCT
Tagged 23rd USCT, 30th USCT, 54th Massachusetts, Alrich Farm, Chancellorsville, CVC, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Hashmel Turner, Innis House, John Cummings, John J. Wright Museum, Martha Innis, Noel Harrison, Steward Henderson, Steward-Henderson-Fredericksburg-Series, Thomas Rosser, Trail to Freedom, USCT
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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part two)
part two of five In Washington, D.C., I could go almost anywhere without too many problems with racism. However, whenever we were going south to Fredericksburg, my brothers and sisters and I were told to be on our best behavior. … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery
Tagged 23rd USCT, Carl's Ice Cream, Chancellorsville battlefield, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Hashmel Turner, John Washington, Marye's Heights, race, racism, segregation, Shiloh Baptist Church New Site, Shiloh Old Site, Steward Henderson, Steward-Henderson-Fredericksburg-Series, Trail to Freedom
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