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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03508 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Deposition of Judy Taylor against Joseph Coombs |
| Date | ca. August-September 1863 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written in clerical hand and signed by Porter as Acting Rear Admiral commanding the Mississippi Squadron. Deposition where Judy Taylor accuses Joseph Coombs of being a Confederate supporter. Says she was hired as a chambermaid to Coombs, who was the captain of the "Louisville," from July 1861-September 1862. She was then hired again in December 1862 and was under his employ until the ship was captured by U.S. forces. She was hired for $20/month. Claims she was last paid in April 1862. Taylor also said that Coombs always hoisted the rebel flag when coming to a landing. She also reported that Coombs would say "that the north was a set of robbers and theives and that people should fight for the southern Confederacy." She also said he used his ship to "assist the rebel forces, in planting cannon at Isenberg." Taylor could not sign her name and used an "X" to make her mark. Date was taken from the collateral file. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Military Law Union Forces Union General Woman Author Women's History Navy Servant Privateering Finance Confederate States of America Artillery |
| People | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) Taylor, Judy (fl. 1863) Coombs, Joseph (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |