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"The Slave Who Stole the Confederate Codes - and a Rebel Warship"

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"The Slave Who Stole the Confederate Codes - and a Rebel Warship"
07-23-2016, 02:57 PM,
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"The Slave Who Stole the Confederate Codes - and a Rebel Warship"
"When three Confederate officers decided to go ashore for a night in Charleston, they left their gunboat—and their naval codes—in the hands of an enslaved pilot. It was a critical mistake."

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07-23-2016, 03:25 PM,
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RE: "The Slave Who Stole the Confederate Codes - and a Rebel Warship"
Very interesting story, Linda. Thank you for posting.

I found another image of the Planter in Wikipedia:

[Image: 300px-NH_74054_Steamer_Planter.jpg]
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