Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America

Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America — page 3
MAY 26 1861 GEORGE SCOTT hid behind a wide ash trunk his cheek pressed against rough bark The woods had been his home for two years his bed the cold dirt of a dank cave But it was far better than being tied to a whipping post