Thomas Laws - Civil War Intelligence gathering - Fridays at the Front
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2023
- Thomas Laws deserves to be much better known than he is! Enslaved at the beginning of the Civil War, it was his action and bravery that provided the conduit for General Sheridan to get vital intelligence to launch the 3rd Battle of Winchester. Find out more! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history out of the Shenandoah Valley!
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These stories are our True American Treasures! This should be in schools. Please keep history coming, your lessons are getting out
Clarke County, VA is considering honoring Thomas Laws in a planned revamp of the courthouse green in Berryville. Let's hope they get the job done as his story is an important part of the county's history.
It’s a thrill to hear this!
What are the sources for the information presented? I'm researching a free man on color in Loudoun County who may have been a scout/spy, so I'm always interested to know more about these incidents.
The story is best known by searching in Rebecca Wright. Run a web search and you will get a bunch there. There is a book written late in the 19th century about this. Sheridan talks rather extensively in his memoirs as well.
These where heros who nobody will ever know .they used blacks because people didnt pay attention to them .there were so many people like this in both wars.