Black Civil War veterans in Washington State / Cynthia A. Wilson ; foreword by Denise R. Ottoson, Washington State Civil War historian.

Author/creator Wilson, Cynthia A. author.
Format Book
PublicationCharleston, SC : The History Press, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Part 1. Eastern Washington. Kittitas County. Jessee Donaldson -- Francis M. Henson -- Spokane County. Alonzo Steven Adkins -- Peter Barnabus Barrow -- Charles Warren James -- Charles R. Scott -- Walter L. Scott -- Walla Walla County. James Carl Abell -- Yakima County. Jasper P. Evans -- Allin Alfred Hawkins -- Spencer T. Jackson -- William Calvin Phillips -- Part 2. Western Washington. King County. Gideon H. "Stump" Bailey -- Joseph P. Bennett -- Henry Carper -- David Clark and Edward Clark -- John H. Donegan -- Green Fields -- Clark E. Harris -- Gilford Peter Hervey -- Pierce County. John H. Christopher -- Augustus M. Dixon -- Columbus Hollins -- Nicholas Johnson -- Samuel F. Johnson -- Samuel Larkins -- Charles A. Morgan -- David Starkhill Slaughter -- Snohomish County. John Clark -- Alford Samuels -- William Stewart -- African American Confederate participants. George W. Rawles -- Nelson Carr.
Abstract In the late 1800's, the new state of Washington promised peace and prosperity to new settlers. At least thirty-three African American men who had served during the Civil War answered the call. Paul Barrow, a former legislator from Mississippi, established the Calvary Baptist Church of Spokane. Gideon H. Stump Bailey became the first African American justice of the peace in Franklin. Allin Alfred Hawkins, born into slavery, became one of the wealthiest African American farmers in the Yakima Valley. Author Cynthia A. Wilson uncovers the stories of these courageous men.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index.
LCCN 2023946685
ISBN9781467156134 (pbk)
ISBN1467156132

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