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African American Civil War series starts with re-enactment
ANDERSON – Decked out in the dark blue jacket and light blue pants of the Union Army, Andrew Jackson Smith shared how he went from being a slave ferrying people across the Cumberland River in Kentucky to saving Old Glory when the flag bearer was shot at the Battle of Honey Hill.
“I started thinking about freedom. I thought, ‘I wouldn’t want to fight for the Confederacy,’” he said as he explained the inner turmoil of deciding to leave the only home he’d ever know.
Of course, it wasn’t the real Smith pacing the stage. He died in the 1930s.
More: http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/...cle_09268577-2f38-5be9-84f0-ffecb2686b2e.html
- By Rebecca R. Bibbs | The Herald Bulletin
- 11 hrs ago
ANDERSON – Decked out in the dark blue jacket and light blue pants of the Union Army, Andrew Jackson Smith shared how he went from being a slave ferrying people across the Cumberland River in Kentucky to saving Old Glory when the flag bearer was shot at the Battle of Honey Hill.
“I started thinking about freedom. I thought, ‘I wouldn’t want to fight for the Confederacy,’” he said as he explained the inner turmoil of deciding to leave the only home he’d ever know.
Of course, it wasn’t the real Smith pacing the stage. He died in the 1930s.
More: http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/...cle_09268577-2f38-5be9-84f0-ffecb2686b2e.html