[Abolitionist Americana] Speech of Hon. Cornelius Cole, of California, on Arming the Slaves. Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 18, 1864.
Washington, DC: McGill & Witherow, Printers & Stereotypers, 1864. Paperback. Representing California, Cole delivered his speech "on Arming the Slaves" to the House of Representatives in Washington, on Feb. 18th, 1864. His timing coincided with Sherman's "Scorched Earth" policy, which was meant to disrupt Confederate infrastructure and communications and helped..... More