History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880

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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.Vol 1.by George W. Williams.PREFA
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.Vol 1.by George W. Williams.PREFACE.I was requested to deliver an oration on the Fourth of July, 1876, at Avondale, O. It being the one-hundredth birthday of the American Republic, I determined to pre

101 A severe winter had set in. The rebels had shown the kind-hearted President no disposition to accept the mild terms of his proclamation.On the contrary, it was received with gnas.h.i.+ng of teeth and bitter imprecations. On the 12th of January, 1863, the 2024-4-23
102 The President of the United States was still opposing any attempt on the part of the supporters of the war to constrain him to approve of the introduction of Negroes into the army. But the Secretary of War, the Hon. Simon Cameron, had sent an order to Bri 2024-4-23
103 "5. The population of African descent, that cultivate the land and perform the labor of the Rebels, const.i.tute a large share of their military strength, and enable the White masters to fill the Rebel armies, and wage a cruel and murderous war again 2024-4-23
104 "Eighth. If a person shall within ten days after the filing of said rolls, make a claim for the service of any person so enlisted, the board shall proceed to examine the proof of t.i.tle, and, if valid, shall award just compensation, not exceeding th 2024-4-23
105 _a.s.sistant Professors._ _MILITARY STAFF._ ALBERT L. MAGILTON (Graduate of West Point Military Academy, and late Colonel 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Corps), _Professor of Infantry Tactics and Army Regulations._ LEVI FETTERS (Late Captain 175th Penn 2024-4-23
106 Very prominent and influential persons, Governors of States, Senators, popular Editors and others have predicted the best results from such a measure, while others have antic.i.p.ated the worst. The President has resolved to try the experiment. If it work 2024-4-23
107 All history, ancient and modern, Pagan and Christian, justified the conduct of the Federal Government in the employment of slaves as soldiers. Greece had tried the experiment; and at the battle of Marathon there were two regiments of heavy infantry compos 2024-4-23
108 "'The deeds of heroism performed by these colored men were such as the proudest white men might emulate. Their colors are torn to pieces by shot, and literally bespattered by blood and brains.The color-sergeant of the 1st. La., on being mortally 2024-4-23
109 Vorhees; and the 100th New York, under Col. Danby, was led against the fort, by Col. Putnam, who was killed in the a.s.sault. So this brigade was compelled to retire. One thousand and five hundred (1,500) men were thrown away in this fight, but one fact w 2024-4-23
110 "The larger portion of these losses, amounting in the aggregate to fully twenty-five per cent. of the men under my command who were taken into action, it will be observed, fell upon the Colored Troops. The severe loss of this part of my troops was in 2024-4-23
111 [98] Times, Feb. 10, 1863.[99] Times, Feb. 11, 1863.[100] For the official report of Colonel Higginson and the war correspondent, see Rebellion Records, vol. vii. Doc.u.ment, pp. 176-178.[101] New York Times, June 13, 1863.[102] Rebellion Records, vol. vi 2024-4-23
112 "GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose a slip cut from the Richmond 'Examiner,' February eighth, 1864. It is styled 'The Advance on Newbern,' and appears to have been extracted from the Petersburg 'Register,' a paper publ 2024-4-23
113 A. Yes, sir; they shot me in the head under my left ear, and the morning after the fight they shot me again in the right arm. When they came up and killed the wounded ones, I saw some four or five coming down the hill. I said to one of our boys: "And 2024-4-23
114 A. I stayed in the woods all day Wednesday. I was there Thursday and looked at the buildings. I saw a great deal left that they did not have a chance to burn up. I saw a white man burned up who was nailed up against the house.Q. A private or an officer?A. 2024-4-23
115 A. At Corinth.Q. Were you in the fight at Fort Pillow?A. Yes, sir.Q. Describe what you saw done there.A. Most all the men that were killed on our side were killed after the fight was over. They called them out and shot them down. Then they put some in the 2024-4-23
116 "HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE CAVALRY, } "NEAR FORT PILLOW, April 12, 1864. } "As your gallant defence of the Fort has ent.i.tled you to the treatment of brave men [or something to that effect], I now demand an unconditional surrender of your f 2024-4-23
117 Q. State what was done while the flag of truce was in.A. When the flag of truce came up our officers went out and held a consultation, and it went back. They came in again with a flag of truce; and while they were consulting the second time, their troops 2024-4-23
118 Q. Was he killed?A. I thought so at the time; he fell on his face. He was shot in the forehead, and I thought he was killed. I heard afterward he was not.Q. Did you notice any thing that took place while the flag of truce was in?A. I saw the rebels slippi 2024-4-23
119 Each of said a.s.sistant commissioners shall receive an annual salary of two thousand and five hundred dollars, in full compensation for all his services. And any military officer may be detailed and a.s.signed to duty under this act without increase of p 2024-4-23
120 Transcriber's Note: The following column heading text appeared directly above the respective columns. The text is shown here to minimize the table width.[A] School population.[B] Enrolment.[C] Percentage of school population enrolled.[D] Total expend 2024-4-23
121 SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND.Inst.i.tution for the Colored Blind and Deaf-Mutes Baltimore, Md. 1 30 North Carolina Inst.i.tution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (Colored department) Raleigh, N. C. [ab]15 [a]60 ----- ----- Total 16 120 [ 2024-4-23
122 _The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands_ was established in the spring of 1865 to meet the state of affairs incident upon the closing scenes of the great civil war. The Act creating the Bureau was approved and became a law on the 3d of Marc 2024-4-23
123 "SEC. 6. _And be it further enacted_, That it shall be the duty of the Trustees of the Corporation to invest, as soon as practicable, in the securities named in the next preceding section, all sums received by them beyond an available fund, not excee 2024-4-23
124 In Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, and in Maryland, Colored men have possessed themselves of excellent farms and moderate fortunes. In Baltimore a company of Colored men own a s.h.i.+p dock, and transact a large business. Some of th 2024-4-23
125 "Know ye that the Congress of the United States, on or about the 27th day of February, in the year 1869, pa.s.sed a resolution in the words and figures following, to wit: "A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Const.i.tution of the United S 2024-4-23
126 "In witness whereof, I, the said Hugh Auld, have hereunto set my hand and seal, the fifth of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.HUGH AULD."Sealed and delivered in presence of T. Hanson Belt."JAMES N. S. T. WRIGHT 2024-4-23
127 The sheriffs of Mississippi were not elected in those days; and the Governor had to look a good ways to find the proper men for such positions. His faith in Col. Bruce as a man and an officer led him to select him to be sheriff of Bolivar County. Col. Bru 2024-4-23
128 CHAPTER XXIV.THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, ORGANIZATION, AND EXCELLENT INFLUENCE.--ITS PUBLIs.h.i.+NG HOUSE, PERIODICALS, AND PAPERS.--ITS NUMERICAL AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH.--ITS MISSIONARY AND EDUCATIONAL SPIRIT.--WILBERFORCE 2024-4-23
129 The General Business Manager, Dr. H. M. Turner, reported the receipts in the Book Concern to be $50,133.76. This was the largest amount of business ever reported by the Concern.The receipts of the two departments were $150,133.18. The total amount raised 2024-4-23
130 Total expended on salaries, travelling expenses, printing, etc. $7,773 10 Balance in Women's M. M. treasury 48 97 Balance in general treasury 138 00 --------- $7,960 07 Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. TOWNSEND.The work of education has been fostered 2024-4-23
131 Phillip Embury, Barbara Heck, and Capt. Thomas Webb were the germ from which, in the good providence of G.o.d, has sprung the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The first chapel was erected upon leased ground on John Street, New Y 2024-4-23
132 Nature was his best teacher. While yet a very young boy he was awed by her splendors, and attracted by the complicated workings of her manifold laws. He began to study the innumerable mysteries which met him in every direction. He heard G.o.d in the rippl 2024-4-23
133 During his labors in building a meeting-house and organizing a church he had relinquished his hold upon the school; but now as the church was erected and he had more time, he was against his will urged into the school-room again. In the school-room he was 2024-4-23
134 "To Rev. D. W. ANDERSON, No. 1971 I Street, "SIR: The President directs me to say that your note of the 8th inst., inviting him to be present at the dedication of your church, was mislaid during his absence from the city, and was not brought to 2024-4-23
135 "DAVID WARNER, _Clerk_."The Mite Society of his church erected a monument to his memory in _Harmony Cemetery_, bearing the following inscriptions: "The Christian Mite Society of the 19th Street Baptist Church render this tribute to the memo 2024-4-23
136 But the little church of twenty-three had become the large church of six hundred. The once commodious house was now too small for the communicants of the church. The pastor began to look around for a place to build, and considered the matter of enlarging 2024-4-23
137 The Republican policy was to allow the Democrats to lead and do the talking, while they should fall into line and vote when the proper time came. But Fernando Wood at the head of the Republicans as a leader, was a spectacle as strange and startling as Sat 2024-4-23
138 "I done have no home nohow, if they shoots my ole man an' the boys, an' gives me no money for de was.h.i.+n."A bright woman of twenty-five years is asked her condition, when she answers; "I had n't much real trouble yet, like some of my neighbors wh 2024-4-23
139 But Mrs. Stowe's great characters are marred by some glaring imperfections. "Uncle Tom" is too goodish, too lamb-like, too obsequious. He is a child of full growth, yet lacks the elements of an enlarged manhood. His mind is feeble, body strong--too str 2024-4-23
140 SIR: Indisposition has prevented an earlier reply to your favor of the 12th December. A few days before the receipt of it, the _pamphlet_ had been put into my hands by one of the Board of Aldermen of this city, who received it from an individual, it not h 2024-4-23
141 P. S. I will say for I know it will be a satisfaction to all of you, that we are all kindly treated, and I hope the North will not fail to give Sheriff Campbell and Captain Avis due acknowledgment for their kind and n.o.ble actions.E.LETTER FROM EDWIN COP 2024-4-23
142 CHAPTER XIX.NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.Gen. Benj. F. Butler commanded a number of Negro Troops at Fort Harrison on the 29th Sept., 1864. After white troops had been driven back by the enemy, Gen. Butler ordered his Negro troops to storm the fortified position of 2024-4-23
143 Aug. 5, 1864. Aug. 14 to 18, 1864.U. S. C. T. 1st Cav. U. S. C. T. 7th and 9th Inf.Camden, Ark. Deep Bottom, Va.April 24, 1864. Sept. 2 and 6, 1864.U. S. C. T. 57th Inf. U. S. C. T. 2d Cav.Camp Marengo, La. Deep Bottom, Va.Sept. 14, 1864. Oct. 1, 1864.U. 2024-4-23
144 Feb. 18, 1865. Hopkinsville, Va.U. S. C. T. 12th Hy. Art. Dec. 12, 1864.U. S. C. T. 5th Cav.Fort Pillow, Tenn.April 12, 1864. Horse-Head Creek, Ark.U. S. C. T. Batt'y F, 2d Lt. Art.; Feb. 17, 1864.11th (new) Inf. U. S. C. T. 79th (new) Inf.Fort Pocahonta 2024-4-23
145 Lake Providence, La. Nashville, Tenn.May 27, 1863. May 24, 1864.U. S. C. T. 15th Inf.Lawrence, Kan.July 27, 1863. Nashville, Tenn.U. S. C. T. 79th (new) Inf. Dec. 2 and 21, 1864.U. S. C. T. 44th Inf.Little Rock, Ark.April 26 and May 28, 1864. Nashville, T 2024-4-23
146 May 22 to July 8, 1863. Nov. 24, 1864.U. S. C. T. 73d, 75th, 78th, U. S. C. T. 12th Inf.79th (old), 80th, 81st, 82d, and 95th Inf. Sherwood, Mo.May 18, 1863.Powhatan, Va. U. S. C. T, 79th (new) Inf.Jan. 25, 1865.U. S. C. T. 1st Cav. Simpsonville, Ky.Jan. 2024-4-23
147 U. S. C. T. 3d Cav.; 47th Inf.Waterproof, La.Feb. 14, 1864. Yazoo City, Miss.U. S. C. T. 49th Inf. May 13, 1864.U. S. C. T. 3d Cav.Waterproof, La.April 20, 1864. Yazoo City, Miss.U. S. C. T. 63d Inf. March 15, 1865.U. S. C. T. 3d Cav.White Oak Road, Va.Ma 2024-4-23
148 In regard to your inquiry relating to prisoners of your command in our hands, I have to state that they have always received the treatment which a great and humane Government extends to its prisoners. What course will be pursued hereafter toward them must 2024-4-23
149 Your obedient servant, L. F. BOOTH, _Major, Commanding U. S. Forces, Fort Pillow_.Major L. F. BOOTH, _Commanding United States Forces_: I do not demand the surrender of the gunboat No. 7. I ask only for the surrender of Fort Pillow, with men and munitions 2024-4-23
150 As commanding officer of this Department I desire to make the following statement concerning the capture of Fort Pillow--a statement supported in a great measure by the evidence of one of your own officers captured at that place.The version given by you a 2024-4-23
151 CAPTAIN J. T. YOUNG TO GENERAL WASHBURN.MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, September 13, 1864.Major-General C. C. WASHBURN, Commanding District West Tennessee: GENERAL: I have the honor to address you in regard to certain papers forwarded you by Major-General Forrest, o 2024-4-23
152 I designate as the first President of the corporation the Honorable RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, of Ohio. I desire that it may have power to provide from the income of the fund, among other things, for expenses incurred by members in the fulfilment of this trust, 2024-4-23
153 KANSAS.TOPEKA.--_Topeka Tribune_; E. H. White.KENTUCKY.LOUISVILLE.--_The Bulletin_; Adams Brothers; $2.00 per year; Sat.u.r.days; 562 West Jefferson Street.LOUISVILLE.--_The American Baptist_; Wm. H. Stewart.LOUISVILLE.--_Ohio Falls Express_; Dr. H. Fitzb 2024-4-23
154 CHATTANOOGA.--_The Enterprise_; Rev. D. W. Hays.TEXAS.AUSTIN.--_The Austin Citizen_; J. J. Hamilton & Co.DALLAS.--_The Baptist Journal_; S. H. Smothers, Editor; A. R. Greggs, Publisher.DALLAS.--_Christian Preacher_; C. M. Wilmeth.MARSHALL.--_The Christian 2024-4-23
155 UNITED STATES SENATORS.HIRAM R. REVELS, United States Senator from Mississippi, was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, September 1, 1822; desiring to obtain an education, which was denied in his native State to those of African descent, he removed to I 2024-4-23