Emma Sansom

Artist: Shaquara McCall
School: Wetumpka Intermediate

"Emma Sansom"

May 2, 1863: Sixteen-year-old Emma Sansom becomes a Confederate heroine when she helps Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest cross Black Creek near Gadsden as he pursues Union forces led by Col. A.D. Streight.



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Created: October 10, 2007
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