Episodes Located: KANAWHA, Virginia in the 1860's

  1. A Contraband Works for the Union
    date April 14, 1862 to April 28, 1862map KANAWHA, Virginiatags African-Americans, Politics, Race-Relations, Slavery, War

    The contraband only spent a short time working for James D. Templeton's brigade before his death, but in that time the ex-slave managed to leave a lasting impression. Templeton was a young Union soldier from Savannah, Ohio who took part in several major battles of the Civil War, including Antietam. He spent much of his first two years in the mountains of West Virginia, as the horn player in a military...