Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 "Savage Barbarity."
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.035 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: February 11, 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy
He saw a wagon master whipping a black man who had trouble driving his team of mules across a river. He has seen many similar cases; "Soldiers hate The negros as a general Thing and would rather Kill them than to do them a favor."
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