USS Robert Smalls - Wikipedia
USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) is a Ticonderoga -class guided-missile cruiser built during the Cold War for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1989, the warship was originally named …
USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) history - U.S. Carriers
The Chancellorsville (CG 62) is the U.S. Navy's 16th Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and is named after the Confederate victory over Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville, …
The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate …
Jun 13, 2017 · As thin wisps of smoke rose from the vessel’s smokestack high above the pilothouse, a 23-year-old enslaved man named Robert Smalls stood on the deck. In the next …
USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) - Unofficial US Navy Site
USS ROBERT SMALLS is the 16 th TICONDEROGA - class guided missile cruiser. Commissioned in 1989, the ship served as USS CHANCELLORSVILLE for more than 33 years.
Sailing to Freedom: The Story of Robert Smalls - Historic America
Feb 17, 2021 · Smalls was one of the thousands of enslaved Black men that were forced to provide support for the Confederate war effort. Despite the fact that Smalls had a reputation as …
Robert Smalls, from Escaped Slave to House of Representatives
Robert Smalls made a daring sea escape during the Civil War as a slave and went on to serve five terms in Congress as a Representative from South Carolina.
USS Chancellorsville Is Renamed In Honor Of Black Ship Pilot Robert Smalls
today the US Navy announced it is renaiming a warship to honor Robert Smalls, a skilled ship pilot and statesman born into slavery in South Carolina. The ship that will be taking his name …
Robert Smalls: From Renegade Slave to U.S. Congressman
By May 1862, the Union Navy had set up a large blockade around much of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, cutting off the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy. Smalls and his fellow slaves …
Robert Smalls - American Battlefield Trust
Robert Smalls did something unimaginable: In the midst of the Civil War, this black male slave commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered its 16 black men, women and children …
Living on Earth: Black Courage Upon the Sea: Robert Smalls' …
Jun 16, 2023 · Robert Smalls was ethnically Gullah Geechee, a society of African descendants along the coast and sea islands of the Carolinas, Georgia, and North Florida. And his …
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