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What was Robert Smalls's most important contribution to the overall Union war effort?
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What was Robert Smalls's most important contribution to the overall Union war effort?

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Soon after the meeting, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton ordered 5,000 former slaves to fight for the Union. Afterward, Smalls became the pilot of a Union ship, the USS Crusader, and later captain of the Planter. He became the first black man to be promoted to captain, although he was never a commissioned officer.

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