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Recollections of my slavery days / William Henry Singleton ; introduction and annotations by Katherine Mellen Charron and David S. Cecelski.

Singleton, William Henry, 1835-1938 (Author). Cecelski, David S. (Added Author). Charron, Katherine Mellen. (Added Author). North Carolina. Division of Archives and History. (Added Author).

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William Henry Singleton was born in 10 August 1843 in New Bern, North Carolina. His father was probably William G. Singleton (1823-1881) and his mother was Lettice Nelson. He enlisted in the Union Army in 1863. He married Maria Wanton (1849-1898) in 1868. Their daughter, Lulu (1884-1956), married Collins L. Fitch (1882-1951) in 1905. They had eight children. Includes Hall, Nelson and related families.

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  • ISBN: 086526287X
  • ISBN: 9780865262874
  • Physical Description: xvii, 123 pages, 14 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical tables ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Raleigh : Division of Archives and History, 1999.

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General Note:
"Published with special assistance from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens"--Title page.
NC Historic Sites copy is the second printing, 2007.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-113) and index.

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Singleton, William Henry, 1835-1938.
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 35th (1864-1866)
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United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
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