Served in the civil war as a confederate soldier and body servant to his owners two sons, John and Ed Watkins.
Attended over 50 confederate reunions before his death, and founded the Alabama Ex-Slave Association in 1913. Member of the United Confederate Veterans, Wilcox Camp. Friend of Gen. Wheeler and the Wheeler family. Served as a minister and community servant after the civil war, working to assist indigent confederate soldiers and their widows in recieving pensions.
"I was in de war with de white folks, and I'm a good ol' rebel!"
Attended over 50 confederate reunions before his death, and founded the Alabama Ex-Slave Association in 1913. Member of the United Confederate Veterans, Wilcox Camp. Friend of Gen. Wheeler and the Wheeler family. Served as a minister and community servant after the civil war, working to assist indigent confederate soldiers and their widows in recieving pensions.
"I was in de war with de white folks, and I'm a good ol' rebel!"
Served in the civil war as a confederate soldier and body servant to his owners two sons, John and Ed Watkins.
Attended over 50 confederate reunions before his death, and founded the Alabama Ex-Slave Association in 1913. Member of the United Confederate Veterans, Wilcox Camp. Friend of Gen. Wheeler and the Wheeler family. Served as a minister and community servant after the civil war, working to assist indigent confederate soldiers and their widows in recieving pensions.
"I was in de war with de white folks, and I'm a good ol' rebel!"
Attended over 50 confederate reunions before his death, and founded the Alabama Ex-Slave Association in 1913. Member of the United Confederate Veterans, Wilcox Camp. Friend of Gen. Wheeler and the Wheeler family. Served as a minister and community servant after the civil war, working to assist indigent confederate soldiers and their widows in recieving pensions.
"I was in de war with de white folks, and I'm a good ol' rebel!"
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