Pratt, William M., fl. 1864 [General orders no. 60 regarding the recruitment of African American soldiers]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02224.02 Author/Creator: Pratt, William M., fl. 1864 Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Printed document signed Date: 1 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.5 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Pratt as Aide-de-Camp (possibly of Brigadier General Innes Newton Palmer). States that some officers "procure negroes and send them to particular agents, receiving from them pecuniary reward." Orders that commanding officers must send "all white and black refugees that come to their lines" to the provost marshal of their respective district. Affirms that other officers and soldiers should not be involved with recruiting unless instructed, and that recruiting agents must attend to their assignments in a legitimate matter. Declares "No more instances of the complicity of officers, soldiers, and recruiting agents will be overlooked." Issued from headquarters of the District of North Carolina by Assistant Adjutant General J. A. Judson. Issued by the command of Palmer. Possibly printed as a broadside.
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