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What would be their miserable fate if now surrendered to the custody of the rebels of the south?
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “What would be their miserable fate if now surrendered to the custody of the rebels of the south?”
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Sherman warns about the potential dangers faced by freed slaves if political power shifts back to the South.
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