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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03096 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Document from Abraham Lincoln regarding African American troops in Missouri |
| Date | 24 December 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | President Lincoln states that commissioners are "to appraise negroes in Missouri." Mentions that he was previously unaware of General Order No. 135 issued in mid-November 1863 by General John McAllister Schofield, in command of the Department of Missouri. That order had authorized the enlistment of slaves, without consent of their owners, and with compensation promised to loyalist slaveholders. |
| Subjects | President Civil War Military History African American History African American Troops Union Forces Slavery Recruitment Finance Contrabands |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Schofield, John McAllister (1831-1906) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; African Americans; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | There were seven African American regiments enrolled in Missouri. These soldiers fought battles in Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama. The first black regiment from Missouri was recruited in June 1863 at Schofield Barracks in St. Louis. More than 300 men enlisted. Over 3,700 Missouri African Americans enrolled in the army in 1864. Throughout the Civil War, over 8,000 black Missourians served in the Union Army. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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