The mist in Charleston Inner Harbor was heavy, but not heavy enough to disguise the stolen Confederate steamship, the Planter, from Confederate soldiers.
The suspenseful Escape of the determined crew is celebrated with beautiful artwork and insightful prose, detailing the true account of an unsung American hero..
Standing at the helm of the ship, Smalls impersonated the captain as he and his crew passed heavily armed Confederate forts to enter Union territory, where escaped slaves were given shelter.
Civil War, an enslaved man named Robert Smalls was about to carry out a perilous plan of escape.
In the early hours of May 13, 1862, in the midst of the deadly U.
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The mist in Charleston Inner Harbor was heavy, but not heavy enough to disguise the stolen Confederate steamship, the Planter, from Confederate soldiers
