| In this excerpt, the interviewer records Thomas Ash’s memories of the Civil War and emancipation in the first person. *Historically-used terms that are offensive, marginalizing and/or disparaging have been removed from the transcripts and replaced with [redacted]. See more information. |
Excerpt:
…I have no way of knowing exactly how old I am, as the old Bible containing a record of my birth was destroyed by fire many years ago, but I believe I am about eighty-one years old. If so, I must have been born sometime during the year, 1856, four years before the outbreak of the War Between The States [Civil War]…
I can also remember how the grownup [redacted] on the place left to join the Union Army as soon as they learned of Lincoln’s proclamation making them free men.
| Interviewee Formerly enslaved person | Birth Year (Age) | Interviewer WPA Volunteer | Enslaver’s Name |
| Thomas Ash | 1856 (81) | Emery Turner | Charles Ash |
| Interview Location | Residence State | Birth Location |
| IN | IN | KY |
| Themes & Keywords | Additional Tags: |
| Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Emancipation | Anderson County, First Person |
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