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About this eBook

Author

Stroyer, Jacob, 1849-1908

Title

My Life In The South

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net).

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

Slavery -- South Carolina

Category

Text

eBook-No.

15096

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15096

Release Date

February 18, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MY LIFE IN THE SOUTH.
2. 2.MY LIFE IN THE SOUTH. — BY
3. 3.JACOB STROYER. — NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION. — PREFACE. — Fourth Edition.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. — The Children. — Sand Hill Days. — The Story Of Gilbert. — Master And Mistress Visiting. — Mother.
5. 5.CHAPTER II.—SKETCHES. — The Sale Of My Two Sisters. — The Way The Slaves Lived. — Joe And The Turkey. — The Custom Of Christmas. — Punishments Inflicted On Different Ones. — The Punishment And Sale Of Monday. — The Story Of James Hay. — The Story Of Mr. Usom And Jack. — The Story Of James Swine And His Death. — A Man Mistaken For A Hog. — Custom Of Witches Among Slaves. — The Death Of Cyrus And Stepney. — The Way The Slaves Detected Thieves Among Themselves. — Josh And The Corn. — Runaway Slaves. — The Runaway Slaves In The House. — Mr. Black, The Slave Hunter. — Manning Brown And Aunt Betty.
6. 6.CHAPTER III.—MY EXPERIENCE IN THE CIVIL WAR. — How Slaves Were Gathered And Carried To War Points. — What Work The Negroes Did On The Island. — Engagement On Long Island. — Negroes Escape. — Building A Battery On Long Island. — A Negro Servant Murdered. — My Experience In Fort Sumter. — The Officers And Quarters. — Condition Of The Fort. — What The Negroes Did In Fort Sumter. — Deburgh, The Overseer. — Our Superior Officers. — Our Rations In Sumter. — My Last Night In Fort Sumter And The Glorious End Of The War. — What Took Place After. — The Glorious End.

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