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Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 - February 23, 1915) was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself, his crew and their families from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, the CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, and sailing it to freedom beyond the Federal blockade. His example and persuasion helped convince President Lincoln to accept African-American soldiers into the Union Army .
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Wilmer McLean (May 3, 1814 - June 5, 1882) was a wholesale grocer fromVirginia. It is said that the American Civil War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor.
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Richard Henry (Lighthorse Harry) Lee, of revolutionary war fame.
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