Somewhere Toward Freedom with Bennett Parten

🔴Somewhere Toward Freedom with Bennett Parton

Topics Discussed:

About the author Bennett Parton and his educational and professional background

The inspiration the lead Bennett to write the book

Bennett discusses his approach to writing the book and his desire to cover the campaign differently then it was previously written

The size of the enslaved refugees following the Mach versus the size of the city or Savannah

The role Henry Hitchcock had during the campaign and how his journal was used as a primary account for the Book

When did Sherman start encountering enslaved people that wanted to follow his Army as refugees?

Definition of a driver was on a southern plantation and the difficulties  they found themselves in

Moments that showed the brutality of slavery for Hitchcock and the Union

Stories of how the enslaved people found along the way helped Union soldiers during forging expeditions

The role of forgers during the campaign