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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05027 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Silas Casey to William Cullen Bryant regarding false assertions made by the New York Evening Post |
| Date | 20 October 1863 |
| Author | Casey, Silas (1807-1882) |
| Recipient | Bryant, William Cullen |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Casey, who served as president of the Board for the Examination of Candidates for Officers of African American troops, encloses an article which he cut from the New York Evening Post (not included). Informs Bryant, editor of the Post, that assertions made by the newspaper regarding the Board were false. States that Colonel Bowman, in charge of the Board during Casey's absence, also attests that the Post's allegations were false. Reports "The objectionable part of the article, will I fear have a tendency to keep persons of true merit from presenting themselves for Examination." Discusses extending the Board's system of examination to white officers. Accompanied by a paper backing. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces African American History African American Troops Journalism Recruitment |
| People | Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) Casey, Silas (1807-1882) Bowman, Colonel (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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