Renton, Benjamin (fl. 1865) [Notice of transportation furnished for Private Aaron Scott, Company F, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06133.01 Author/Creator: Renton, Benjamin (fl. 1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 6 January 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.2 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Renton, Assistant Quartermaster, informs the United States Army Paymaster General that he has provided transportation to Baltimore, Maryland for Private Scott. States that Scott is on a leave of absence granted by General Benjamin Franklin Butler. This document is partially printed on Assistant Quartermaster's Office (Railroad Transportation) stationery. Docketed in pencil.
Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) was a controversial Union general who led the forces occupying New Orleans. After the war, he served as a United States Congressman from Massachusetts, and worked with Charles Sumner on the Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing African American rights. He also helped enact the Civil Rights Act of 1871, which legislated against the Ku Klux Klan. After his tenure as a Congressman, he served as Governor of Massachusetts.
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