Former Slave Turned Bridge Builder RE: HORACE KING by Bill Osinski Atlanta Journal Constitution Sunday, December 7, 1997 His name was Horace King. He was a slave for half his life, and he earned a place in history for the legacy of more than 100 covered bridges he built throughout Georgia and neighboring states. And even if he'd never built a single bridge, he should be remembered for the way he rose [...]
Union Documentation of Black Confederates We had been advised not to print the first two historical quotations because they are "too much" - but history is history and the 37th offers history without editorial opinion. It is for the visitor to assess. From Federal Official Records - (Official Records, Series I, Vol XVI Part I, pg. 805: - Lt. Col. Parkhurst's Report (Ninth Michigan Infantry) on General Forrest's attack at Murfreesboro, Tenn, [...]
On Black Confederates by Scott Williams Black Confederates Why haven't we heard more about them? National Park Service historian, Ed Bearrs, stated, "I don't want to call it a conspiracy to ignore the role of Blacks both above and below the Mason-Dixon line, but it was definitely a tendency that began around 1910" Historian, Erwin L. Jordan, Jr., calls it a "cover-up" which started back in 1865. He writes, "During my research, [...]
True Defiance Douglas Wilson For the relativist, obviously, no absolute truth can exist anywhere. Consistency in this view is hard to come by; it always needs working up to gradually, and even then it falls short. A relativistic rebellion can never occur all at once, but rather begins where the sinful heart of man chafes most readily under the government of absolutes--sexual ethics, dogmatic theology, etc. At the beginning, relativists like to [...]
The King of Bridges On the Arabian Mountain Trail in DeKalb County, Georgia, a covered bridge was envisioned to resemble the vestiges of an earlier time in America. The bridge does more than bring back memories of historic covered bridges, it also pays tribute to one of the South's most prominent bridge builders of the 19th century, Horace King. Architect Merle Grimes of Colorado based the design of the wood covering on [...]
Robert E. Lee on Black Confederate Troops In the waning days of the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee disclosed his thoughts on the subject of Negroes as soldiers for the Confederacy. In the waning days of the Civil War, when desperation drove the Confederacy to enlist Negroes in her army, General Robert E. Lee disclosed his thoughts on the subject of Negroes as soldiers in two remarkable letters to Lieutenant General [...]
A Letter From A Black Confederate by Bob Harrison 1st Sergeant, 37th Texas Cavalry, Company B, CSA Regarding: "I've Put Away Childish Things; The University of Mississippi should Too" From: sucellus@yahoo.com To: opinion@thedmonline.com SN Fair Use Statement Regarding Mr. Mitchell's Recent Column... While I fully respect his right as a US citizen and alumnus of Ole Miss to have and voice his opinions, he thoroughly misses the real point in this whole [...]
African-American Confederate Soldier Honored The local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Soldiers has marked the grave of an African-American soldier who fought for the Confederacy more than 140 years ago. Amos Rucker, a former slave who fought for the South, was laid to rest after his death in 1905, but the grave was never marked, Confederate historians say. “It is no difference if he was white or black. All I see [...]
Uncle Lewis Religious Herald Richmond, VA September 10, 1863 (From unedited microfiche of the original article): "To the Confederate army goes the distinction of having the first black to minister to white troops: 'A correspondent of the SOLDIER'S FRIEND mentions a Tennessee regiment which has no chaplain; but an old negro, 'Uncle Lewis,' preaches two or three times a week at night. He is heard with respectful attention -- and for earnestness, [...]
Monuments honor the Blacks who wore gray BY LISA HOFBAUER Of The Post and Courier Staff Agnes Corbett always knew that her hometown of Camden had once had its share of Confederate soldiers. What she didn't know was that some of them were Black. Corbett, the director of the Camden Archives, learned about the town's Black veterans when her organization decided to survey local cemeteries and document the names of everyone who [...]