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May 13, 1862
Robert Smalls Commandeers Confederate Ship
Enslaved pilot Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate military vessel and sailed it to freedom.
May 13, 1862
Robert Smalls Captures Confederate Ship
Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate military vessel and sailed it to freedom.
April 5, 1839
Robert Smalls Born
Robert Smalls, Civil War hero and U.S. Congressman who escaped slavery by stealing a Confederate ship, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina.
April 5, 1839
Birth of Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, and later became a prominent political leader and Civil War hero.