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Release of Col. Creager

Summary

Col. Creager, a recruiter for the U.S. Colored Troops, has been released from a Frederick County jail after a 3 month imprisonment.  Creager had been detained on charges of luring slaves away from their masters into U.S.C.T. service.

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Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner

Publication Date: November 25th, 1863

Page/Column: 2D

Town: Frederick, MD

County: Frederick

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  • Battles / Military
  • African Americans

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