378. Robert Woodward Barnwell to Catherine Osborn Barnwell -- 1861
Title:
378. Robert Woodward Barnwell to Catherine Osborn Barnwell -- 1861
Date:
1861
Creator (Personal):
Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 1831-1863
Description:
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, updating her on the growth of his two young sons, Singleton and Robert. Barnwell also refers to "Carolina's backwardness" in its attack of Fort Sumter and believes the action ruins any hope "of redeeming our pledge of independence." 1861.