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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04511 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Daniel T. Van Buren to John M. Cuyler suggesting that escaped slaves be used to collect dead bodies |
| Date | 7 July 1862 |
| Author | Van Buren, Daniel T. (1826-1890) |
| Recipient | Cuyler, John M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Suggesting that contrabands, former slaves who had escaped to the Union army, be used to collect dead bodies. "It is suggested that Contrabands be Employed to bring down & put in the waggons the dead bodies which, Emit these foul discharges over the clothes of these soldiers, and also that they accompany the bodies to the graves for the purpose of lifting them from the waggons at that place." The original complaint regarding the "foul discharges" is noted on the docket. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces African American Troops African American History Slavery Contrabands Death Battle |
| People | Van Buren, Daniel Thompkins (1826-1890) Cuyler, John Meck (1810-1884) |
| Place written | Fort Monroe, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Daniel Tompkins Van Buren was a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in the Union Army. John M. Cuyler was a medical director in the Union Army. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |