A Quaker Officer in the Civil War

Henry Gawthrop of the 4th Delaware

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Quakers, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Justin Carisio ISBN: 9781625840080
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Justin Carisio
ISBN: 9781625840080
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

His opposition to slavery outweighed his religion’s views of war: “One of the most unique and extensive views of a Delaware war veteran’s experience” (Main Line Times).
 
When the call went out in 1862 for volunteers for Delaware’s 4th Infantry Regiment, a number of men from prominent Quaker families came forward to fight for the Union. Deeply patriotic and strongly opposed to slavery, they served with distinction in some of the later campaigns of the Civil War, from Cold Harbor through Appomattox. Among them was Henry Gawthrop. Commissioned a first lieutenant in Company F, he saw action during the Siege of Petersburg and at the Battle of Five Forks. Fifty years after the war, he drew on his diary and letters from the war years to create a unique memoir that is among the most comprehensive and detailed of any Delaware Civil War veteran. This is his story.
 
Includes photos!
 
“Excellent.” —Delmarva Now

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His opposition to slavery outweighed his religion’s views of war: “One of the most unique and extensive views of a Delaware war veteran’s experience” (Main Line Times).
 
When the call went out in 1862 for volunteers for Delaware’s 4th Infantry Regiment, a number of men from prominent Quaker families came forward to fight for the Union. Deeply patriotic and strongly opposed to slavery, they served with distinction in some of the later campaigns of the Civil War, from Cold Harbor through Appomattox. Among them was Henry Gawthrop. Commissioned a first lieutenant in Company F, he saw action during the Siege of Petersburg and at the Battle of Five Forks. Fifty years after the war, he drew on his diary and letters from the war years to create a unique memoir that is among the most comprehensive and detailed of any Delaware Civil War veteran. This is his story.
 
Includes photos!
 
“Excellent.” —Delmarva Now

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