Matt McKeon
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In 1862, Benjamin Gould, with a group of other enslaved men, escaped to the US navy ships off the coast of Georgia. He joined the Navy and served till the end of the war, learning of Lee's surrender off Cadiz on the USS Niagara. He moved to Dedham, Mass., married, made a living as a plasterer and raised five sons.
For our purposes, the best part is he left a diary that he began during the war and that it has been passed down through the generations.
The Boston Sunday Globe had a feature story on Gould today about publishing the diary, creating a memorial to Gould, fascinating reading. There was a great picture of the elderly Gould seated with his sons, all in World War I uniforms standing around him.
For our purposes, the best part is he left a diary that he began during the war and that it has been passed down through the generations.
The Boston Sunday Globe had a feature story on Gould today about publishing the diary, creating a memorial to Gould, fascinating reading. There was a great picture of the elderly Gould seated with his sons, all in World War I uniforms standing around him.