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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02167.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from Witter H. Johnston |
| Title | Witter H. Johnston to Miss Sue Johnston discussing the recruitment of African American troops and the draft |
| Date | 31 August 1864 |
| Author | Johnston, Witter H. (1837-1911) |
| Recipient | Johnston, Sue |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | There is a recruiting agent whose job it is buy colored troops to fill up their quota. He talks about the difficulties of the draft and the reservations of the one-year men. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Infantry African American History African American Troops Recruitment Conscription |
| People | Johnston, Witter H. (1837-1911) Johnston, Sue (fl. 1861-1866) |
| Place written | Hilton Head, South Carolina |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | 144th New York Infantry, I Company |