Beauregard, G.T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 [Emergency proclamation]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09219 Author/Creator: Beauregard, G.T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 27 August 1863 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
Emergency proclamation empowering agents to seize slaves for military labor. "I must rely on my Countrymen...in the speedy discharge of this duty. Planters may be assured, that the true way to serve their own interests is to do what they can to enable me to hold Charleston.
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