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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08275 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Theodore H. Barnum to Lori regarding the local slave population and the African American troops |
| Date | 9 October 1863 |
| Author | Barnum, Theodore H. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Barnum, of the Sutler Department, 8th Conn. Volunteers, Army of the James, Portsmouth, Virginia, writes about the local slave population and African-American troops: "There are two are three Negro Regts close by here. The white soldiers don't like them much...". |
| Subjects | African American Troops African American History Slavery Union Forces Civil War Military History |
| People | Barnum, Theodore H. (fl. 1863) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; 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 |