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Try the Stonewall Goes West Trilogy. The first two books are in publication; Stonewall Goes West and Mother Earth, Bloody Ground. They discuss a scenario of Stonewall Jackson surviving Chancellorsville.

I am not abandoning this time line. There was an unexpected death in the family and I will be off the forum for a few days. Updates will be posted when I return, 3-4 days. Thank you.

Please enjoy the latest post in the story. There will be fewer posts going forward as I have posted all the updates I have pre-written. The goal is to post 2-3 updates per week. I do a lot of research in an effort to present the most plausible story possible. I already know more about rice...

April 10th, 1776 Charleston, SC After Henry Laurens read Crispus Attucks’ letter on the floor of the South Carolina Provincial Congress it started an intense debate. Most of the prominent members of the Congress were plantation owners who owed their lives and fortunes to slave labor. Henry...

March 25, 1776 Newport, RI Captain Crispus Attucks was hopeful and happy after reading the details of the Bland Plan that had been approved by the Continental Congress and most of the colonial legislatures. He was disappointed, but not surprised to hear that South Carolina was the only colony...

When the Continental Congress approved the Bland Plan for the recruitment of slaves into the Continental Army and sent the plan to the separate colonial legislatures the reaction was mostly positive and all of the legislatures approved of the plan with the exception of the colony of South...

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March 15th, 1776 Boston, Massachusetts There were three proud new Lieutenants standing at attention in front of their Commander and Chief as he attached gold epaulets to the left shoulder of their uniforms. After performing this formality General and Chief of the Continental Army George...

January 25th, 1776 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Today General George Washington's letter is read to the assembled Continental Congress and the debate was renewed on negro enlistment in general and slave enlistment in particular. The idea of offering land in exchange for allowing slaves to enlist...

January 10th, 1775 Cambridge, Massachusetts After receiving the request from Captain Crispus Attucks to expand the negro recruitment program, General Washington ordered Colonel William Prescott and Salem Poor to report to him to discuss the issue. After the exchange of military courtesies...

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Salem Poor was a negro Massachusetts militiaman serving in the Continental Army. During the Battle of Breed's Hill he was credited with killing British Lieutenant Colonel James Abercrombie. His bravery during the action caused 14 colonial officers to cite him for heroism and send the following...

01 December 1775 Cambridge, Massachusetts Crispus Attucks was ordered to report to General Washington's Headquarters at the Vassall House for a new assignment. He was aware of the correspondence from the Congress authorizing the enlistment of slaves into the Continental Army if the individual...