They weren't freed until the end of the Civil War, because that's just how Alabama was. They made up for lost time, though. 1/
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If the chief responded I haven't been able to find evidence of it.
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(Not really. Both died while on cases, Mrs. Wallace giving better than she got, but Francis Wallace's death was...let's say it's a little too 2020 for comfort and leave it at that).
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Anyhow. History >>> fiction. #blm
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