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They march unarmed, with flags furled. ” Now came the nerve-racking part. They were motivated not by a fear of slaves but by their dislike of freed blacks, whom they saw as shiftless, undisciplined and profligate. ” This was important, for oystermen spent their summer months scrounging for commissions that would keep their skipjacks busy; the shallow-drafted b

“A what?” she asked. “Yes, I’ve written to Beauregard in Richmond. Yes, good to hear you, too. There, at the mouth of a small stream, she dropped anchor, boats were lowered and unloading began.