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- William Tillman (c. 1834 – ?) was an American mariner known for his salvage of the S. J. Waring in July 1861.
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William B. Tillman [1] was born in Milford, Delaware, in around 1834. [2] Although most black Delawareans of his time were born into slavery, Tillman belonged to a family of free blacks. [3] They relocated to Rhode Island around 1850, and Tillman began working as sailor, eventually to be hired by Jonas Smith & Co. [4]
Oct 7, 2017 · William B. Tillman, ca. 1861. Public domain image. The violent, heroic actions of an illiterate Black sailor threatened with enslavement enthralled newspaper and magazine readers during the tense early phase of the American Civil War.
Feb 22, 2021 · William Tillman was the first black hero of the American Civil War. He was not a soldier but rather a 27-year-old cook-steward on the schooner S.J. Waring. Here is his story.
May 15, 2018 · S.J. Waring had departed New York for Buenos Aires on July 4, and on board were the captain and mate, black steward William Tillman, a 23-year-old German seaman named William Stedding, a British sailor named Daniel McLeod, and a passenger named Bryce McKinnon.
Jul 7, 2011 · On July 16, 1861, William Tillman, a free Black man who was a cook on a merchant ship became one of the Civil War’s first heroes after his vessel was captured 150 miles off New Jersey by a...
Aug 4, 2011 · On Aug. 3, 1861, Harper’s Weekly published the astounding account of William Tillman, a 27-year old African-American sailor born a free man in Delaware. Tillman had been on the crew of the...
Feb 16, 2017 · William Tillman was the first black hero of the American Civil War. He was not a soldier but rather a 27-year-old cook-steward on the schooner S.J. Waring. On July 7, 1861, the schooner was captured by the Confederate privateer Jefferson Davis while about 150 miles from Sandy Hook, New York.
