Bluejackets and Contrabands by Barbara Brooks Tomblin

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/216106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bluejackets and Contrabands Author: Barbara Brooks Tomblin Narrator: Judy A. Steffen Format: mp3 Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 01-05-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Naval Forces Publisher's Summary: One of the lesser-known stories of the Civil War is the role played by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast. From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers, those who reached Union forces presented a problem for the military. Fortunately, the First Confiscation Act of 1861 permitted the seizure of property used in support of the South's war effort, including slaves. Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known as contrabands.