James S. Brisbin letter, 1865.

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James S. Brisbin letter, 1865.

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Letter from Union Brig. General James S. Brisbin in Louisville, Kentucky to his wife regarding his voluntary defense of a "poor negro" who was accused of murder. According to Brisbin, the "humane lawyers of Louisville were going to allow the poor devil to be tried without counsel," but "when the court opened, I stepped forward to defend him." He continues: "The trial is exciting and I am much interested in it." Interestingly, he also writes, "you know I would not see a dog suffer unjustly."

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Brisbin, James Sanks, 1837-1892

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Brisbin was born in 1837 at Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, a son of Margaret and Ezra Brisbin. He studied at the Boalsburg Academy, and upon graduating Brisbin began teaching. He later purchased and edited the Centre Democrat newspaper in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and also studied law and was later admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania. Brisbin was prominently known as an anti-slavery orator. When the American Civil War began in 1861, Brisbin was a lawyer in practice. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania ...