Deposition
[John Mills]
Dublin Core
Title
Deposition
[John Mills]
[John Mills]
John Mills was nineteen years old, 5’7” tall, from St. Augustine, FL when he mustered into the United States Colored Troops, 33rd Regiment, Company F on November 12, 1862 in Beaufort, SC as a Sergeant. His wife was Selina Mills. He was reduced to ranks then deserted August 04, 1863 and died a deserter August 23, 1863 on Coosaw Island, South Carolina and was buried there.
Subject
Lewis Blood likely employed code-switching during his deposition interview, a tactic which may have meant subjecting himself to prejudice while simultaneously disproving or refusing that prejudice:
“The marriage ceremony was performed by Dr. Peck who claimed to be a Baptist minister. He was a white man from the North. He preached and married the colored folks right and left around here.”
“The marriage ceremony was performed by Dr. Peck who claimed to be a Baptist minister. He was a white man from the North. He preached and married the colored folks right and left around here.”
Description
Audience expectations on race
Creator
Lewis Blood
Brother-in-law
Source
University of North Florida Special Collections, Jacksonville, FL
Publisher
Flagler College
Date
11/06/1893
Contributor
James Brown,
Diana Blood,
Peter Johnson,
Bristow (?) Eddy,
Domingo "Mingo"? Norman,
Mary F------ (?),
Abram Lancaster,
John Williams,
Frank Johnson,
John Rivers,
Benjamin Martin,
William Benjamin,
Jack Toomer,
Toby McKnight,
Frederick Fripp (?),
Edmond Washington
Diana Blood,
Peter Johnson,
Bristow (?) Eddy,
Domingo "Mingo"? Norman,
Mary F------ (?),
Abram Lancaster,
John Williams,
Frank Johnson,
John Rivers,
Benjamin Martin,
William Benjamin,
Jack Toomer,
Toby McKnight,
Frederick Fripp (?),
Edmond Washington
Identifier
Box 4, Folder 13
Citation
Lewis Blood and Brother-in-law, “Deposition
[John Mills],” Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine, accessed April 25, 2024, https://blackheritagestaugustine.omeka.net/items/show/97.
[John Mills],” Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine, accessed April 25, 2024, https://blackheritagestaugustine.omeka.net/items/show/97.