Barwood, James, fl. 1863-1870 [Collection of Barwood James]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09358 Author/Creator: Barwood, James, fl. 1863-1870 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1863-1870 Pagination: 3 letters Order a Copy
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?"
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