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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09358.1 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Barwood James |
| Title | James Barwood to Bill |
| Date | 5 February 1863 |
| Author | Barwood, James (fl. 1863-1870) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes at great length about slavery and abolition. thinks the institution of slavery is repugnant, but at the same time, thinks it helped to introduce blacks to civilization and that they are better off now than they were before. |
| Subjects | Military History Immigration and Migration Navy African American History Abolition Slavery Battle of Charleston Harbor Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Civil War Union Forces Confederate States of America |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Three letters, two of war date, from a British-born American seaman. One written during the siege of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1863. He offers fine detail on life aboard Civil War naval vessels, as well as the conflicted attitudes of many northern seamen and soldiers on war aims and race relations. He was skeptical about abolition, as seen in the question he raises with his friend, "Are we wronging 10,000,000 whites to right 4,000,000 Blacks who will never benefit by the righting?" |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |