ANDREW JACKSON SMITH WAS BORN A SLAVE IN LYON COUNTY, KY, ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1843 HE ESCAPED TO THE UNION ARMY AT 19 AND FELL IN WITH 41ST ILLINOIS. WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. RECUPERATED AT CLINTON, ILLINOIS, WHERE HE HEARD THAT BLACKS COULD JOIN THE ...
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