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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08664 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | General Order No. 31 regarding the designation of African American troops |
| Date | 24 March 1864 |
| Author | Harris, Thomas H. (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Lists numerical designations for troops of African descent. Issued by Thomas H. Harris, Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General, by order of Major General Stephen Augustus Hurlbut. Established by the order of Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General of the United States Army. Issued from headquarters of the 16th Army Corps. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History African American History African American Troops Union Forces |
| People | Harris, Thomas H. (fl. 1864-1865) Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus (1815-1882) Thomas, Lorenzo (1804-1875) |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |