Tells the story of three escaped slaves who were saved from being returned to the Confederacy when Union General Benjamin Butler confiscated them as contraband of war so that the Union could protect them. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.9 ATOS Book Level: 3.3 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 163846EN Reading Counts Level: 4.1 Reading Counts Points: 1 Lexile Code: NP (Non-Prose).