This article possibly contains original research. Extensive sections have citations only to Ball's autobiography, rather than any secondary literature. (March 2024) |
Charles Ball | |
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Born | Charles Gross around 1780 |
Died | unknown |
Occupations |
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Spouse(s) | Judah, Lucy |
Children | yes |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | U.S. Navy
USS Congress (frigate) (around 1800) Commodore Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Bay Flotilla (1813-1815) |
Battles / wars | War of 1812
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Charles Ball (real name Charles Gross;[1]: 515 c. 1780 – unknown) was an enslaved African-American from Maryland, best known for his account as a fugitive slave, Slavery in the United States (1836).