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BYMiguel Ortiz

Jun 16, 2020


The ex-slave who disguised herself as a man to enlist

Members of the Armed Forces will be familiar with the term “contraband.” In basic training, it was civilian clothing. On deployment, it was alcohol. For the Union soldiers that occupied Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1861, contraband referred to the…

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BYMiguel Ortiz

Jun 16, 2020

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