United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a single receipt roll documenting the issuance of clothing to non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of Company D, 114th Regiment, United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.) while stationed in Brownsville, Texas, in October 1865. The document lists twenty-eight soldiers who signed for items such as cap covers, trousers, and bootees, each marking their name with an “X.” The roll is dated October 31, 1865, and offers a poignant glimpse into the logistical...

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This collection contains a twelve-page pamphlet from the Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments, in Philadelphia, describing the qualifications required of men applying to be officers of African American Union troops during the US Civil War.

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This collection contains letters to and from Illinois soldier Charles B. Safford, who served as a captain in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, and his wife Clara Safford. Many of the letters date from the time of her second marriage to Thomas S. Brooke.

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Contains two separate Civil War manuscript diaries of Union Orderly Sergeant Frank E. Nevins, including 135 hand-written and illustrated pages detailing descriptions of camp life, troop and officer movements, skirmishes, his musings on life and death, and multi-page accounts of both the Battle of Mount Zion Church and the Battle of Corinth. He also celebrates two birthdays during the time covered in these journals.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a letter signed by General Ulysses S. Grant, written in the form of a telegram to Major General Edward O. C. Ord. The document is dated March 19, 1865, and sent from City Point, Virginia, during the final weeks of the American Civil War. In the message, Grant discusses the arrival of two to three thousand African American individuals accompanying General Philip H. Sheridan and issues orders regarding their transfer to Fort Monroe in Virigina for further processing...