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It is often said that the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee kidnapped free black farmers in Pennsylvania ahead of the Battle of Gettysburg and shipped them into the South. What is the veracity of this? How many black farmers were kidnapped and what do we know of their experiences?

by /u/throwawayJames516 in /r/AskHistorians

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