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Manuscript Collections United States. War Dept
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United States. War Dept. Special orders, 1866.1 item. Location: E:74. Order signed by Adjutant General E. D. Townsend. Printed and written document outlining measures by the federal government to compensate loyal slave-holders whose slaves enlisted or were drafted into the U.S. Army and thereby became free. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see onliine catalog. Mss. 2361.
Manuscript Topic
Civil War
African Americans
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1866
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