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Soldier's News-Letter

Edited by Eastman with editorial assistance by Charles Giles of Belfast, Maine. Soldiers' newspaper (Vol. 1, No. 2). Front page and part of 4th page contains a proclamation from 1 May 1862 by Major General Benjamin Butler which says "it has been...

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Free South. [Vol. 1, no. 35 (September 5, 1863)]

Union occupation newspaper, with content relating to emancipation and African American troops. The arrest and court martial of a soldier who referred to the 3rd USCT as "Nigger Regiment." Using the programs in Delaware and Missouri as examples of...

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[Wanted poster for saboteurs of Union military stations and vessels in the New Orleans area]

Issued by Christensen as Assistant Adjutant General, by order of Union Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby. Lists the names of "persons belonging to parties organized for the purpose of burning depots, store houses, &c., and destroying...

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Correspondence between the mayor and federal authorities relative to the occupation of New Orleans, together with the proceedings of the common council

Correspondence of Monroe, mayor of New Orleans, with Butler and Farragut, relating to the surrender and early occupation of New Orleans. Accounts of the meetings of the Common Council of New Orleans also included. Printed at the Bulletin Book and...

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[Instructions for enrolling and impressing slaves]

Circular issued by Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart, Commandant for Alabama. These orders are intended for County Enrolling Officers and Impressing Agents. Instructions are provided regarding the impressment of enslaved people. "Assistants... will...

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to his father

Relays tale of his difficulty obtaining a pass for entry into town to replace his boots and the fact that he is under arrest and will "stand a Court Martial" for the offense of being absent without leave. Sends this news as a warning of the possible...

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to his mother

Informs his mother of the regiment's return to Alabama, tells of life in Winter Quarters where there is no food, and notes that he is still under arrest, but expects to be released in a few days.

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The confederate states. [Vol. 6, no. 15 (October 18, 1862)]

An account of the battle between Rosecrans and Price. An act resolves military law by the Confederacy. Fugitive slave ads. Printed on yellow necessity paper.

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[Reprimand regarding delayed obedience to orders]

Brigadier General Hawkins instructs the commander of the 2nd Brigade, United States Colored Troops to inform the Colonels of the 50th and 52nd Regiment, and the Quartermaster of the 47th Regiment that their long delay in obeying orders "makes their...

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to Jacob C. and Mrs. Bogert

Bogert replies to a 9 November 1865 letter from his parents. Relates the location of other regimental colonels, and states that he has $40,000 which he intends to pay for an unspecified purpose. Relates seeing Generals Stewart Lyndon Woodford, who...

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