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Showing posts with label Black POW's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black POW's. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, December 8, 1863

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By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, in and by the Constitution of the United States it is pro...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

Joint Resolutions Adopted By the Confederate Congress on the Subject of Retaliation, April 30-May 1, 1863.

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Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America in response to message of the President transmitted to Congress at the commen...
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Diary of 1st Sergeant John L. Ransom: July 2, 1864

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Almost the Glorious Fourth of July. How shall we celebrate? Know of no way except to pound on the bake tin, which I shall do. Have taken to...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Colonel Charles Russell Lowell to John M. Forbes, September 17, 1863

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Centreville , Sept. 17, '63. Stanton is entirely right on the black prisoner question, and I think will yet keep the President stra...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Colonel Charles Russell Lowell to Eleanor Jackson, September 16, 1863

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Centreville , Sept. 16, '63. I had occasion to see Stanton to-day, — and introduced [the subject of] coloured prisoners, of course....
Friday, May 22, 2015

Colonel Charles Russell Lowell to Josephine Shaw, September 15, 1863

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Willard's [washington ], Sept. 15, 1863. I have had a very pleasant hour with Governor Andrew. He talked about Rob and how very fon...