william tillman
The heroic story of the 27-year-old black cook who fought for his freedom with a hatchet in 1861
William Tillman was a 27-year-old steward and cook who used a hatchet to turn the tables on his Rebel captors in 1861. This violent and heroic action of the illiterate black sailor threatened with enslavement is as significant as it is enthralling. Tillman was born a free man to free parents in Milford, Delaware. Delaware…
