Sun, Moon, and Stars
By Agnes Giberne (1879)
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne (1879). Unabridged Charlotte Mason living book edition for Form III-VI Natural History & Science.
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Chapter I—Blacks In The Revolutionary War And In 1812
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 2
The First Cargo of Slaves landed in the Colonies in 1620.—Slave Representation in Congress.—Opposition to the Slave-Trade.—Crispus Attucks, the First Victim of the Revolutionary War.—Bancroft’s Testimony.—Capture of Gen. Prescott.—Colored Men in the War of 1812.—Gen. Andrew Jackson on Negro Soldiers.
I now undertake to write a history of the part which the colored men took in the great American Rebellion. Previous to entering upon that subject, however, I may be pardoned for bringing before the reader the condition of the blacks previous to the breaking out of the war.
The Declaration of American Independence, made July 4, 1776, had scarcely been enunciated, and an organization of the government commenced, ere the people found themselves surrounded by new and trying difficulties, which, for a time, threatened to wreck the ship of state.
The forty-five slaves landed on the banks of the James River, in the colony of Virginia, from the coast of Africa, in 1620, had multiplied to several thousands, and were influencing the political, social, and religious institution’s of the country. Brought into the colonies against their will; made the “hewers of wood and the drawers of water;” considered, in the light of law and public opinion, as mere chattels,—things to be bought and sold at the will of the owner; driven to their unrequited toil by unfeeling men, picked for the purpose from the lowest and most degraded of the uneducated whites, whose moral, social, and political degradation, by slavery, was equal to that of the slave,—the condition of the negro was indeed a sad one.
The history of this people, full of sorrow, blood, and tears, is full also of instruction for mankind. God has so ordered it that one class shall not degrade another, without becoming themselves contaminated. So with slavery in America. The institution bred in the master insulting arrogance, deteriorating sloth, pampered the loathsome lust it inflamed, until licentious luxury sapped the strength and rottened the virtue of the slave-owners of the South. Never were the institutions of a people, or the principles of liberty, put to such a severe test as those of the American Republic. The convention to frame the Constitution for the government of the United States had not organized before the slave-masters began to press the claims of their system upon the delegates. They wanted their property represented in the national Congress, and undue guarantees thrown around it; they wanted the African slave-trade made lawful, and their victims returned if they should attempt to escape; they begged that an article might be inserted in the Constitution, making it the duty of the General Government to put down the slaves if they should imitate their masters in striking a blow for freedom. They seemed afraid of the very evil they were clinging so closely to. “Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all.”
In all this early difficulty, South Carolina took the lead against humanity, her delegates ever showing themselves the foes of freedom. Both in the Federal Convention to frame the Constitution, and in the State Conventions to ratify the same, it was admitted that the blacks had fought bravely against the British, and in favor of the American Republic; for the fact that a black man (Crispus Attucks) was the first to give his life at the commencement of the Revolution was still fresh in their minds. Eighteen years previous to the breaking out of the war, Attucks was held as a slave by Mr. ‘William Brown of Framingham, Mass., and from whom he escaped about that time, taking up his residence in Boston. The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, may be regarded as the first act in the great drama of the American Revolution. “From that moment,” said Daniel Webster, “we may date the severance of the British Empire.” The presence of the British soldiers in King Street excited the patriotic indignation of the people. The whole community was stirred, and sage counsellors were deliberating and writing and talking about the public grievances. But it was not for “the wise and prudent” to be the first to act against the encroachments of arbitrary power. “A motley rabble of saucy boys? negroes and mulattoes, Irish Teagues, and outlandish Jack tars” (as John Adams described them in his pica in defence of the soldiers) could not restrain their emotion, or stop to inquire if what they must do was according to the letter of any law. Led by Crispus Attucks, the mulatto slave, and shouting, “The way to get rid of these soldiers is to attack the main guard; strike at the root; this is the nest,” with more valor than discretion, they rushed to King Street, and were fired upon by Capt. Preston’s Company. Crispins Attucks was the first to fall: he and Samuel Gray and Jonas Caldwell were killed on the spot. Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr were mortally wounded.
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Chapter I—Blacks In The Revolutionary War And In 1812
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 2
Chapter 3: General Jackson's Proclamation To The Negroes
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Andrew Jackson,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 4
Chapter Ii—The South-Carolina Fright
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 5
Chapter Iii.—The Nat Turner Insurrection
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 6
Chapter Iv.—Slave Revolt At Sea
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 7
Chapter V—Growth Of The Slave-Power
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 8
Chapter Vi.—The John Brown Raid
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 9
Chapter Vii—The First Gun Of The Rebellion
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 10
Chapter Viii—The Union And Slavery Both To Be Preserved
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 11
Chapter Ix—Intelligent Contrabands
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 12
Chapter X—Proclamations Of Fremont And Hunter
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 13
Chapter 14: “J. C. Fremont,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 14
Chapter 15: “David Hunter,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 15
Chapter 16: “Deed Of Emancipation
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 16
Chapter 17: “D. Hunter,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 17
Chapter Xi—Heroism Of Negroes On The High Seas
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 18
Chapter 19: “S. F. Dupont,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 19
Chapter Xii—General Butler At New Orleans
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 20
Chapter 21: [Indorsed.]
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 21
Chapter 22: “Abou Ben Butler.”
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 22
Chapter Xiii—The District Of Columbia Free
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 23
Chapter Xiv—The Black Brigade Of Cincinnati
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 24
Chapter Xv. Proclamation Of Freedom
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 30
Chapter Xvi.—The New Policy
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 31
Chapter Xvii.—Arming The Blacks
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 32
Chapter 33: “D. Hunter,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 33
Chapter Xviii.—Battle Of Milliners Bend
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 34
Chapter Xix—Raising Black Regiments At The North
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 35
Chapter 36: “James W. Davis,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 36
Chapter 37: “C. M. Child, J.P
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 37
Chapter Xx.—Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Regiment
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 38
Chapter 39: Presentation Speech Of Gov. Andrew
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 39
Chapter 40: Response Of Col. Shaw
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 40
Chapter 41: The Complete Roster Of The Regiment
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 41
Chapter Xxi—Blacks Under Fire In South Carolina
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 42
Chapter Xxii—Freedmen Under Fire In Mississippi
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 43
Chapter Xxiii—Battle Of Port Hudson
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 44
Chapter Xxiv—General Banks In Louisiana
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 45
Chapter Xxv—Honors To The Noble Dead
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 46
Chapter Xxvi.—He Northern Wing Of The Rebellion
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 47
Chapter Xxvii—Assault On Fort Wagner
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 48
Chapter 49: “Francis George Shaw
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 49
Chapter 50: “Q. A. Gillmore,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 50
Chapter 51: “R. Saxton,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 51
Chapter 52: “T. H. Bartlett,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 52
Chapter Xxviii—The Slave-Martyr
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 53
Chapter Xxix—Battle Of Olustee, Florida
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 54
Chapter Xxx—Battle Of Poison Springs, Arkansas
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 55
Chapter 56: “J. Bowles,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 56
Chapter Xxxi—The Massacre At Fort Pillow
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 57
Chapter Xxxii—Injustice To Colored Troops
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 58
Chapter 59: “John A. Andrew,
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 59
Chapter 60: Condemned And Shot For Mutiny
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 60
Chapter Xxxiii.—Battle Of Honey Hill, South Carolina
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 61
Chapter Xxxiv—Before Petersburg And Richmond
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 62
Chapter Xxxv—Wit And Humor Of The War
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 63
Chapter Xxxvi—A Thrilling Incident Of The War
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 64
Chapter Xxxvii—Progress And Justice
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 65
Chapter 66: “J. J. Elwell
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 66
Chapter Xxxviii—Fourth-Of-July Celebration At The Home Of Jeff. Davis
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 67
Chapter 68: Davis's Bend
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 68
Chapter 69: The House That Jeff. Built
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 69
Chapter 70: “Exit Traitor.”
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 70
Chapter 71: The Grounds
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 71
Chapter 72: The Exercises
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 72
Chapter 73: Regular Toasts
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 73
Chapter 74: “The House That Jeff. Built.”
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 74
Chapter 75: Closing Exercises
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 75
Chapter Xxxix—Gallantry, Loyalty, And Kindness Of The Negro
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 76
Chapter Xl—Fall Of The Confederacy, And Death Of President Lincoln
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 77
Chapter Xli—President Andrew Johnson
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 78
Chapter Xlii—Ill Treatment Of Colored People South
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 79
Chapter Xliii—Protection For The Colored People
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 80
Chapter Xliv—Caste
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 81
Chapter Xlv—Sixth Regiment United-States Volunteers
Sun, Moon, and Stars by Agnes Giberne — Chapter 82
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