S.C. monument to honor Civil War hero Robert Smalls - WRDW
Jan 10, 2025 · Now we’re getting our first look at what the monument to South Carolina and American hero Robert Smalls will look like – and why its location is so significant. Here's a look at a bill that's...
Design, location chosen for Robert Smalls monument on South
Jan 10, 2025 · A state panel has decided where a monument memorializing Civil War hero Robert Smalls will stand on the South Carolina State House grounds and what it will look like.
S.C. monument to honor Civil War hero Robert Smalls - WRDW
Aug 29, 2024 · Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, sailed himself, his crew, and their families to freedom on a Confederate ship during the Civil War and later served South Carolina in the state...
From slavery to Congress, Robert Smalls’ fight for freedom soon ...
Aug 29, 2024 · In honor of his impact on SC, a monument of Robert Smalls will be on state house grounds, marking the first African American to be a monument.
South Carolina to build first monument to an African American.
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Beaufort SC post office could be named after Civil War hero
Feb 3, 2022 · A bill to name a post office branch in Beaufort Plaza Shopping Center after Lowcountry legend Robert Smalls, who became a congressman and Civil War hero after being born a slave, has passed out...
Robert Smalls Monument Commission - Sightseers' Delight
Aug 29, 2024 · In May 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed H. 5042 to create the Robert Smalls Monument Commission. The commission is tasked with determining the design and location of a monument honoring Robert Smalls on the South Carolina State House grounds.
Jimmy Carter lauded for his humility and service; Raiders fire GM
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Remembering Robert Smalls – Slave, Pilot of the Planter, First …
Feb 19, 2020 · On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls, a 23-year-old slave, who served as the pilot of the Confederate armed transport, CSS Planter, led eight fellow slaves in an audacious flight to freedom. They seized the CSS Planter, steamed it out past the batteries and forts of Charleston harbor, and turned it over to the Union naval blockade.
Navy Renaming USS Chancellorsville to Honor Union Army Hero, …
Feb 28, 2023 · Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced that he would name the ship after Robert Smalls, a former slave who was conscripted into Confederate service in 1862, stole a Confederate steamer...