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Battle of Williamsport on July 6, 1863

In this fight, John Daniel Imboden (1823 - 1895), gathered walking wounded, sick, and teamsters, anyone that could hold and use a gun, to save the retreating Army Of Northern Virginia's wagons. Is there any account in the OR, or in post-war writings to indicate any of these men were Black. If there was ever a time for "Black Confederates" to have joined in combat, it seems it would have been then. Body-Servants caring for their wounded masters, Black teamsters, even cooks, seems there had to be some ?

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