Abraham Lincoln and reformers . ter spy for the Union Army. Galloways travels took him from Maryland deep intothe Confederacy as far south as Louisiana andMississippi. Researching for the book, Cecelski had doubts thatthere would be ample documentation aboutGalloways life. He was pleasantly surprised. There is a section on Galloways life in Cecelskis2001 book, The Watermans Song - Slavery andFreedom in Maritime North Carolina. Once people started reading about him in TheWatermans Song, people started sending me things,he said. There was a woman at the National Archivesthat discovered that he h
Abraham Lincoln and reformers . ter spy for the Union Army. Galloways travels took him from Maryland deep intothe Confederacy as far south as Louisiana andMississippi. Researching for the book, Cecelski had doubts thatthere would be ample documentation aboutGalloways life. He was pleasantly surprised. There is a section on Galloways life in Cecelskis2001 book, The Watermans Song - Slavery andFreedom in Maritime North Carolina. Once people started reading about him in TheWatermans Song, people started sending me things,he said. There was a woman at the National Archivesthat discovered that he had been in Mississippi. Shesent me a copy of the document. There were peoplefrom his church in Wilmington. Among Cecelskis discoveries was what he termed atreasure trove of letters from an African-Americanwoman in New Bern, who had been a slave until theUnion captured the city. She discusses Gallowaysactivities in many of them. Cecelskis story in The Watermans Song tells of the26-year-old Galloway helping Union recruiting agent. enlargeContributed photoAbraham Galloway is the subject ofa new book this fall by historianand author David Cecelski ofDurham. 0 0 0 tweets Recommend tweet Recommendations Sign Up Create an account or log in tosee what your friends are recommending. J JIJJ Four arrested in New Bern homeWAil invasion snootin9 death ? 24 people recommend this. Former drug kingpin dies infederal prison 42 people recommend this. Facebook social plign Most Viewed Stories > 18 vehicles pilfered inHavelock > Fire department losesequipment to burglary > Historic homes to open forpublic viewing > School vying for visit fromfamous author > Accused kidnapper held in lieuof $500k bail Weather Humidity 38%Feels like 63Wind NNW at 7 mph «... —Time 1:47 PM
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