Orange Street Landing

Orange Street is the rowed — the '22 men' that's the '62 fled, the 'three boats' that's the stolen fleet. The 'fever timed' is the bet — the 'yellow fever' that's the Wilmington emptied, the 'safer now' that's the Gould's read. The '28 miles' is the run — the 'Fort Caswell passed' that's the guns slipped, the 'Cambridge waiting' that's the blockade met.

The 'diary kept' is the rare — the 'only known' that's the Black sailor's record, the 'Gould wrote' that's the escape documented. The 'Navy joined' is the served — the 'freedmen enlisted' that's the 22 uniformed, the 'war joined' that's the fight chose. Orange Street is the night — the 'rainy Sunday' that's the darkness used, the 'docks' that's the maritime UGRR.

The file keeps Orange Street: the 22 rowers, the fever's cover, Fort Caswell slipped, and the diary's record.

Orange Street Landing is the archive's North Carolina file — the night 22 men rowed past the fort.