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Civil War: Fifth Iowa Cavalry, William Watson, A Black Soldier

Read about William Watson, a mechanic and former slave, who joined the war unofficially.

Source: Fifth Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Web site

http://www.scriptoriumnovum.com/c/p/slave.html



 


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