tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post7623865691433039565..comments2022-03-27T05:35:51.906-04:00Comments on The Historic Struggle: Black Confederate Naval Officer Blown Out of ProportionI don't knowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-79005375032618209762014-10-23T10:10:58.496-04:002014-10-23T10:10:58.496-04:00I do apologize, I meant to delete the bottom half ...I do apologize, I meant to delete the bottom half of that original comment. I am going to re-read the Commission Claim and post a more in depth analysis of the document on the blog I currently use, historicstruggle.wordpress.com<br /><br />BTW, if you read the commission report, then you would have saw where Harriet does not write her name, but dictates her testimony then signs with an "x&I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-89078779210531586832014-10-23T09:44:19.475-04:002014-10-23T09:44:19.475-04:00By "farm items" I take it you mean lives...By "farm items" I take it you mean livestock ? Livestock wasn't valuable in Civil War Georgia ? Because she doesn't list "merchandise" then it really didn't mean anything to a widow and 6 children ! The only quote I saw by Harriett about her husband : "My husband was a hard working man and careful did not spend any money foolishly that was the way we were ableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-16922764305530896302014-10-23T08:44:36.816-04:002014-10-23T08:44:36.816-04:00You'll be able to see it on historicstruggle.w...You'll be able to see it on historicstruggle.wordpress.comI don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-29690897142690549152014-10-23T08:40:17.565-04:002014-10-23T08:40:17.565-04:00I had typed up a reply, but after reading the clai...I had typed up a reply, but after reading the claim itself, I find this story to be more interesting than a comment warrants. <br /><br /><br /><br />Her claim was also written by another person, it appears Harriet was not literate. The is indicated by the signature line on the claim, where she made "her mark." Harriet dictation includes the words, "my husband said," etc. but I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-19203854006996723232014-10-22T23:15:55.073-04:002014-10-22T23:15:55.073-04:00LOL !!! You need to get over your revisionist self...LOL !!! You need to get over your revisionist self and take time to actually read what I wrote ! "She also states he had purchased her freedom and that of their youngest child shortly before his death." She also testified they had purchased the house and land before he was killed. Almost $1,000.00 worth of property, for any Black family slave or free, in Civil War Georgia ???? You Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-48532030761686073052014-10-21T18:57:30.229-04:002014-10-21T18:57:30.229-04:00Moses and his wife rented property, yet were still...Moses and his wife rented property, yet were still slaves. Moses always had to use Mrs. Elbert's (his owner) manager; afterwards, Moses was free to negotiate. Although this type of hiring out is normal, in this special circumstance, Dallas was allowed to keep his money; as you stated above. Dallas's wife however, still had to pay her owner, A Mrs. Bacon. <br /><br />You are wrong about I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-79108352535324034012014-10-21T15:00:37.222-04:002014-10-21T15:00:37.222-04:00In 1872, Harriet Dallas filed claim against the Fe...In 1872, Harriet Dallas filed claim against the Federal Government for $987.50. This was the value she placed on personal property taken by Sherman's Army when Savannah fell Dec.21, 1864. This was six months after her husband's death. She also states he had purchased her freedom and that of their youngest child shortly before his death. That they lived in a RENTED home in Savannah with 5 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-90929164598828944272013-03-05T14:28:37.210-05:002013-03-05T14:28:37.210-05:00I can agree with that sentiment. I can agree with that sentiment. I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-54162783335853445112013-03-05T14:22:02.097-05:002013-03-05T14:22:02.097-05:00Yeah, Rob, that climbing through a gun port does s...Yeah, Rob, that climbing through a gun port does seem a bit ill-advised. Of course we weren't there at the time, and can't really evaluate all of the factors that took place during that boarding.Jameshttp://www.facebook.com/#!/james.cannon.3367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-16680829798786550822013-02-21T12:39:37.035-05:002013-02-21T12:39:37.035-05:00Interesting analysis James. I have to tell you upf...Interesting analysis James. I have to tell you upfront that I don't come to this page regularly. I changed my blog format to wordpress however I did revisit the Dallas issues (http://thehistoricstruggle.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/693/) after E.T. Bailey's comments above. <br /><br />As far as Moses's "service" in the Union Navy, I mentioned in the original post that it is a I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-55612635378126420652013-02-21T11:49:45.364-05:002013-02-21T11:49:45.364-05:00Ok, so I did some checking. The Dallas family tes...Ok, so I did some checking. The Dallas family testimony from the Southern Claims Commission is available on Ancestry.com. In her 1872 testimony, Harriet Dallas states that her husband died about 6 months prior to the Union Army capturing Savannah. This fits the time line of her husband dying in June 1864 as the Capture of Savannah was complete in December 1864, and seems to corrobarate the Jameshttp://www.facebook.com/james.cannon.3367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-35553517871989201632013-02-21T08:18:15.911-05:002013-02-21T08:18:15.911-05:00Robert, do you have any idea where one might find...Robert, do you have any idea where one might find the Dallas family testimony you mentioned online or from some other source. I'd certainly be interested in reading it. Perhaps it would clear up the unsupported claims of Moses Dallas defecting and joining the Union Army. Other claims are that there were actually two different guys named Moses Dallas. I'm just curious about which is Jameshttp://www.facebook.com/james.cannon.3367?ref=tn_tnmnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-91451316156738221832012-09-20T09:11:11.111-04:002012-09-20T09:11:11.111-04:00Rather than answer this rant here I will post it h...Rather than answer this rant here I will post it here, <br /><br />http://thehistoricstruggle.wordpress.com/blog/<br /><br />I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-80031657429603159512012-09-19T15:46:55.310-04:002012-09-19T15:46:55.310-04:00It always bothers me when people use conjecture an...It always bothers me when people use conjecture and pass it off as fact.<br /><br />Because the letter regarding Moses Dallas' pay increase uses the word "retain" you assume that to be a comment about his slave status. That's nonsense. Conscription at the time did not equate to volunteer officers not having the right to resign. We see offers of resignation throughout the war.<brE.T. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369204396507186919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-18047920478532620222011-12-01T08:34:46.076-05:002011-12-01T08:34:46.076-05:00Actually this is true,as linked up at the top for ...Actually this is true,as linked up at the top for all to see. The poster of the "Negro Cooks" is a member of the group who makes a considerable amount of posts which you and most on that page take at face value and celebrate. It is safe to consider a part of the group. Therefore the group by association, support, and admiration.<br /><br />Honestly how can you even dispute that? <br /><I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-68542995745464297922011-12-01T05:31:57.972-05:002011-12-01T05:31:57.972-05:00"Of course, this is the same group that advoc..."Of course, this is the same group that advocated the entire company of confederate cooks..."<br /><br />Not true. Whether a purposeful untruth, or an inadvertent one, it is still untrue. Check before you type.Connie Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275270830868170850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-49219724853695697802011-11-23T14:39:50.516-05:002011-11-23T14:39:50.516-05:00Thanks for commenting Anonymous. I do wish you'...Thanks for commenting Anonymous. I do wish you'd use your name. <br /><br />On the issue of Pilot v. Captain, I concede and was in error. I misused the modern captain and pilot with that of the 19th c. My schema was out of whack. That still does not take away from the fact that he was an officer with no authority outside of driving. This was not the usual regulation. <br /><br />As far as I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-45219156768122780582011-11-23T11:49:49.876-05:002011-11-23T11:49:49.876-05:00Historic Stuggle-
"Upon making a deeper inqui...Historic Stuggle-<br />"Upon making a deeper inquiry, Moses was a slave"<br /><br />There are several documents in the O.R.(Navies) that mention Moses Dallas. None of them tell us whether he was free or slave.<br /><br />HS-<br />"that was given the rank of Captain"<br /><br />Pilot.<br /><br />HS-<br />"A little more about Moses, he died in a raid in 1864. This was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com