. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ents of cupboard and cellar. Shewas superintending the loading of an old form-wagon, into which she was putting a largetamily of colored people, with numerousbundles. The only white person on the loadas it started away was the mistress, who satamid her dark chattels in desolation and to the house after this exodus, Ifound letters, papers, and odds and ends ofvarious kinds littering the floor, whether over-turned in the haste of the mistress or by thevisiting soldiers I could only guess. As Ipassed into what had evidendy been
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ents of cupboard and cellar. Shewas superintending the loading of an old form-wagon, into which she was putting a largetamily of colored people, with numerousbundles. The only white person on the loadas it started away was the mistress, who satamid her dark chattels in desolation and to the house after this exodus, Ifound letters, papers, and odds and ends ofvarious kinds littering the floor, whether over-turned in the haste of the mistress or by thevisiting soldiers I could only guess. As Ipassed into what had evidendy been thebest room, or parlor, I found a fellow-soldier intently poring over the illustrationsof a large book, which proved to be anelegantly bound and illustrated family my approach he began tearing outthe illustrations, but I arrested his handand rebuked him. He resented my inter-ference, saying, Some one is going forthese things before the army gets throughhere if I dont. It was impossible to keepout the vandal - Yanks ; they flowed through. federal mortar battery before vorktown.(from a photograph.) the house, a constant stream, from cellar togarret, until there was no more any need ofa guard, as there was no longer anythingto guard. I felt so hopeless of protectingthe family Bible, that at last it occurred tome that the only way to save it was to carryIt oft myself I gave it to one of our coloredteamsters to carry into camp for me. Afterour arrival at Yorktown I hunted him up, buthe informed me that he had drapped other building at Big Bethel was so dev-astated, and I did not see another buildingso treated on our whole route. The mendetailed to guard it declined to protect theproperty of one who was in arms fightingagainst us.
Size: 1723px × 1449px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubject, booksubjectgenerals
