The Eastern Shore, especially the Pr. Anne area, needs a "Black History" page for real. During the Civil War, nearly 200,000 African-American soldiers joined the Union army and navy to fight for freedom. Dr. Clara Small, professor of history at Salisbury University, and the Rev. David Briddell have chronicled a small portion of their history in the new book Men of Color to Arms! Manumitted Slaves and Free Blacks From the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland Who Served in the Civil War. See if your family name appears in the book: Among the families included in the book are Bailey, Bowen, Bivens, Briddell, Brittingham, Carey, Collins, Costen, Dale, Davis, Dennis, Downing, Duncan, Fassett, Fitchett, Fletcher, Franklin, Gibson, Griffin, Hall, Hammond, Handy, Hargis, Henry, Holland, Horsey, Hudson, Jackson, Jacobs, Jarman, Johnson, Jones, Lane, Leonard, Long, Marshall, Massey, Miles, Mitchell, Morris, Parker, Parsons, Pitts, Porter, Powell, Purnell, Robbins, Robinson, Selby, Shockley, Showell, Smith, Spence, Stewart, Sturgis, Taylor, Tingle, Truitt, Warren, Washington, Waters, Whaley, Williams and Wright. - See more at: delmarvatowncrier/archives/dr-clara-small-discusses-men-of-color-to-arms/#sthash.0wsrOfNK.dpuf - See more at: delmarvatowncrier/archives/dr-clara-small-discusses-men-of-color-to-arms/#sthash.0wsrOfNK.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 03:17:52 +0000
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