Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician who was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Robert Smalls did something unimaginable: In the midst of the Civil War, this black male slave commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered its 16 black men, women and children …

Feb 13, 2019 · SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - From slave to four term U.S. congressman; that’s just a small part of the remarkable life Robert Smalls. The Beaufort native’s courage is still being …

May 12, 2021 · As a pilot, Smalls got used to navigating in his home state, Georgia, Florida, and along the southeast coast. A Union blockade was positioned seven miles out from Charleston …

Jan 11, 2025 · Robert Smalls (born April 5, 1839, Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.—died February 23, 1915, Beaufort) was an American war hero and politician who, during the American Civil …

Feb 4, 2022 · Smalls piloted the Planter along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coasts, where he could see the Union ship blockade several miles offshore. After taking several of the …

From daring Civil War hero to Reconstruction-era political pioneer, the life of former slave Robert Smalls was as amazing as it was significant. In the early morning of May 13, 1862, several …

An escaped slave and a Civil War naval hero, Robert Smalls served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. While still a slave, Smalls was hired out on the waterfront and became an …

Apr 2, 2014 · Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who escaped to freedom in a Confederate supply ship and eventually became a sea captain for the Union Navy. After the …

May 16, 2023 · At this new plantation, he worked many jobs that had to do with sailing such as lighthouse lamplighter, sailmaker, etc. Eventually, he became a sailor (while still enslaved), …