Fleetwood, Christian (fl. 1864) to Mary Gibbs
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09405 Author/Creator: Fleetwood, Christian (fl. 1864) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy
Civil War letter of one of first African-American soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor, and the first honored by the Smithsonian, to "Mother Gibbs." "…the expedition brought in altogether 502 contrabands. I had the good fortune of being instrumental in freeing fifty or more of them…I had the pleasure of depriving our southern brethren of over fifty contrabands, four or five horses with carts, wagons etc [?], five or six teams with carts and a considerable part of their good temper. For all of which I am truly thankful."
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