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Tragedy Aboard Schooner Waring A Heroic Mutiny Tale
The schooner J. Waring from Brookhaven commanded by Smith, captured July 7 far south of Charleston by the Jeff Davis privateer. A negro steward Tillman, aided by a German crewman, killed the captain and two mates in five minutes, took control, sailed toward home, and ensued with iron discipline while the prize crew was overpowered. The narrative ties the event to broader Civil War issues and calls for moral reckoning on slavery and national purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FJ Warren
Brookhaven
Smith
Montivideo
Sandy Flock
Jeff. Davis
United States
Francis Smith
Bryce Mackinnon
Montague Amiel
Charleston
Stevens
Malcolm Sidney
Tillman
Tilliman
Owe
Wren
Wolof
Titbean
Grow
Chas
EL Warner
Jane
Schoonee
Daniel McLeod
Monaset
Origo
Negro Vlodd
3. J. Waring
Buenos Ayres
Monteviedo
W. Tillman
Win
Stedding
Germany
New York
Donald McLeod
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Savannah
Billy
Staboard
Marshall Murry
Tilman
Jin
Weill
Tam
Milnor
Marshal
Nw York