Drum-Beat of the Nation; the First Period of the War of the Rebellion From Its Outbreak to the Close of 1862
The book Drum-Beat of the Nation; the First Period of the War of the Rebellion From Its Outbreak to the Close of 1862 was written by author Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Here you can read free online of Drum-Beat of the Nation; the First Period of the War of the Rebellion From Its Outbreak to the Close of 1862 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Drum-Beat of the Nation; the First Period of the War of the Rebellion From Its Outbreak to the Close of 1862 a good or bad book?
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Had I come to sell them into slavery? I asked them questions, and here are the notes written at the time : "James Munroe, sixteen years old; belongs to Captain Demmington, who was captain of the police at the Capitol during Buchanan's administration, but who is now captain of a Confederate battery. When he went to Virginia he left James behind, who has been arrested because he has no master. "Charles Jackson, from Fairfax County, Virginia; owned by "SVilliam Dulin; lived near Fairfax Court-hous...e; fifty years old. When the Union army entered Virginia his master sold his wife and children. Charles fled to the Union lines, was arrested by the police, and has been in jail three months. " 'You see, sir,' he said, ' when master sold my wife and children it broke me all up. I am sick; I can't eat. I sha'n't live long, but I don't want to die here. Oh, sir, can you do anything to get me out?' There were tears upon his cheeks as he knelt in supplica- tion at my feet. "George Washington (the slave-masters frequently named their slaves for the great men of the country); belonged to Benjamin Walker, near Oak Grove, Orange County, Vir- ginia.
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