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Arriving in Norfolk, Grandy and his friend decided to take different road3 of travel. Several days and. nighte found him wandering about the outskirts of Norfolk, feeding on wild berries, etc. While picking berries along a ditch bank, he was hailed by a Yankee soldier, who having come in contact with run away slaves before, greeted him. friendly, and questioned him of his home and of his knowledge of work. He was taken to camp and. assigned as cook. At first, he was not very successful in his jcb, ~ut gradually improvement wae shown. He was asked what wages he woulci accept. It wa~ such a p leasure to know that he h~&d escap ed the clutches of slavery, . }~e did not ask for wages; but instead, he was willing to work tbor anything they

. .	would give him, no matter how erriall, ae long as he didn‘t have to return to
	slavery.	.. .~.

	~Vithin a short period he was given a uniform and gun; w&~ fùlly en1ist.~ ed aa a srldier, in the 19th regiment of Wisconsin, Company E. Here he re~ mained in service until November, 1862, after which time he returned to Nor.~
	folk to spend some time with his mother, who was still living.		While

sitting in the doorway one day, with hIs ~Mother, he was again confronted with the proposition of reenlisting. He agreed to do so for one year, to serve as guard at Fortress Monroe. He remained there until the close of the War, offering brave and faithful services.

	Mr. Grandy is now ninty.4ive years old, residing at 609 Smith Street,

Norfolk, Virginia. He is still able to attend the various conventions of

Civil War Veterans. He can read, write, and has a fair knowledge of the

Bible. His main interest is the *~anization of N*groee into strong groups.

He enjoys talking about religion and is quite an interesting and intelligent

person to talk with.	~