Fremont Journal in Fremont, Ohio

The Lord's freemen and the enslaved rise in song

An extended Civil War era poem and narrative recount a sermon and abruptly shifting tales from Kentucky Greenbrier slaves to Union officers. It describes slave families fleeing, the old couple sold south, a sailor’s letter from Galveston, and the desire for freedom as the driver’s horn signals change. The piece blends verses with eyewitness anecdotes and a Lincoln era political aside.