Down South: An Englishman's Experience at the Seat of the American War

Down South: An Englishman's Experience at the Seat of the American War

“Day came to the United States as a correspondent for the London MORNING HERALD to report conditions North and South. He landed at New York and, went to Lexington, KY, and thence to Nashville, presumably by Louisville, and on through Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Lynchburg to Richmond, where he spent most of his time. From this place, he made trips to the seat of war in western Virginia, to the battlefield of Manassas, and down the James to Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. He left by railroad from Richmond to Norfolk, embarked on a flag-of-truce boat to Fortress Monroe, went by steamer to Baltimore and by railway to Washington and direct to New York. His account is concerned almost wholly with the South. Day’s sympathies were with the Confederates; he even defended slavery and registered no objections to the custom of chewing tobacco. He was thoroughly convinced that the Confederacy would win its independence and he hoped for immediate recognition by England and France. Though not greatly concerned with social customs, the author gives fascinating insights into the life of the people during wartime. Except for some erroneous details and intense Southern partisanship, Day gives a faithful account of what he saw.”

Samuel Phillips Day

Hurst and Blackett

1862

English

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Samuel Phillips Day

Down South, or, an Englishman's experience at the seat of the American war

London

Hurst and Blackett

1862

Book

OCLC: 2910396

English

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