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15 December 1861
Sneys, Richard, fl. 1861
to Miss Margaret Sheild
Discusses the South Carolina campaign. Written on Keystone Zouaves stationery and patriotic cover. Sneys was a member of the Pennsylvania 76th Volunteers.
GLC08415.01
16 May 1863
Foote, Francis C., fl. 1863
to F. C. Foote
Written in camp near Brookes Station. Foote writes to his parents in Westport, Connecticut. Informs them that his captain, H. P. Burr, is held as a prisoner in Richmond, Virginia, with a great number of his fellow Union soldiers. Reports "Scofield...
GLC08415.02
1861-1865 ca.
Civil War Union patriotic covers.
Includes one Stephen Douglas campaign cover. .1=S.A. Douglas Campaign cover; .2=Caricature patriotic (Virginia); .3=Penna. state design Magnus patriotic; .4=Constitution and laws (from 1859).
GLC08416
17 February 1864
Confederate States of America. Congress
[Amendment for an act (Senate Bill, No. 109) authorizing the employment of free African Americans]
Increases compensation given to free African Americans for their employment. Authorizes the Secretary of War to employ 40,000 slaves instead of 20,000 for governmental service. Empowers the Secretary of War to impress 40,000 slaves if they will not...
GLC08417
circa 15 December 1864
Amendment to senate bill (s. 129) to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications, and to perform other labor connected with the defences of the country.
Provides corrections for Confederate Senate Bill 129. Establishes guidelines for the number of slaves that can be impressed from one owner. States that the Secretary of War is authorized to exempt certain areas from the act if "the labor of the...
GLC08418
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