He proceeded directly from slavery to the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned at time of his enlistment by Otha Bell of Clark County, Kentucky. Otha Bell owned a man, surely Ishmael Bell, shown as born about 1825, in the 1860 Clark County slave schedule.
He proceeded directly from slavery to the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned at time of his enlistment by Otha Bell of Clark County, Kentucky. Otha Bell owned a man, surely Ishmael Bell, shown as born about 1825, in the 1860 Clark County slave schedule.
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