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July 5, 1861
Muscatine Weekly Journal
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Satirical criticism of Brigadier-General Schenck for ordering fugitive slaves from rebel masters back to their owners, despite their offers to labor in his camp, portraying him as unfit for military command and suited for slave-catching.
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Better at Slave-Catching than at Fighting.
Brigadier-General Schenck, the man who gallantly ran his men into an ambuscade in broad day-light, has discovered his proper vocation at last. A number of fugitive slaves, belonging to rebel masters, fled to his camp and offered to perform any kind of labor—to dig in the trenches, to cook, to wash, to groom horses, to drive team, to scout, provided they should not be sent back to their masters. Schenck immediately ordered them to return to their masters, and not again show their faces in the vicinity of his camp. The man was evidently designed for a nigger catcher. Let him quit the army and take to his legitimate calling.
Brigadier-General Schenck, the man who gallantly ran his men into an ambuscade in broad day-light, has discovered his proper vocation at last. A number of fugitive slaves, belonging to rebel masters, fled to his camp and offered to perform any kind of labor—to dig in the trenches, to cook, to wash, to groom horses, to drive team, to scout, provided they should not be sent back to their masters. Schenck immediately ordered them to return to their masters, and not again show their faces in the vicinity of his camp. The man was evidently designed for a nigger catcher. Let him quit the army and take to his legitimate calling.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Fugitive Slaves
Brigadier General Schenck
Slave Catching
Rebel Masters
Military Camp
What entities or persons were involved?
Brigadier General Schenck
Fugitive Slaves
Where did it happen?
His Camp
Story Details
Key Persons
Brigadier General Schenck
Fugitive Slaves
Location
His Camp
Story Details
Fugitive slaves fled to Brigadier-General Schenck's camp offering labor but were ordered back to their rebel masters, criticized as him being better suited for slave-catching than fighting.