. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . tled there permanently. Whether or not thisstory gives the true reason for the early settlement of Quakersin Virginia, certain it is that they were loyal to the Union thatWashington helped to found and opposed to human enthusiasm over Emancipation was put in practicewhen he entered Winchester. Without seeing the Proclama-tion of the President, and without knowing certainly it was
. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . tled there permanently. Whether or not thisstory gives the true reason for the early settlement of Quakersin Virginia, certain it is that they were loyal to the Union thatWashington helped to found and opposed to human enthusiasm over Emancipation was put in practicewhen he entered Winchester. Without seeing the Proclama-tion of the President, and without knowing certainly it wasissued and made applicable to the Shenandoah Valley district,Milroy issued a proclamation headed, Freedom to had the effect of causing those within the lines of his com-mand at once to leave their masters. Though the slaves couldnot read, not one failed during the succeeding night to hearthat liberty had been proclaimed, and all, even to the mosttrusted and faithful personal or house servant, regardless ofage, sex, or previous kind treatment, so far as known, assertedtheir freedom. In some way it had been inculcated into theminds of these people that if they, by word or act, however. ROCKI- SH MAP OF SHENANDOAH VALLEY.{.From Major IV. F. Tzemann\ History of the isgtk New York.) Shenandoah Valley—Emancipation 319 simple or unimportant it might be, after the Proclamationacquiesced in their previous condition they would again forlife become slaves. They probably derived this notion fromthe Bible story of Hebrew slavery, wherein it is said that aftersix years service the slave should become free, save when,preferring slavery, he voluntarily permitted his former masterto bore his ears with an awl at the door-post and thus conse-crate himself to slavery forever. So it turned out that many aristocratic matrons and maidens,reared in luxury and accustomed to the personal service ofservants, had to cook their own breakfasts or go hungry, as noamount of persuasion, kind trea
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