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Excerpt from the Memoirs of W.W. Holden, June 12, 1865
And in my first proclamation to the people of the State I used the following language in regard to the colored people: -
To the colored people of the State I would say, you are now free. Providence has willed that the very means adopted to render…
Tags: Freedpeople, North Carolina, W.W. Holden
"Report of the Services Rendered by the Freed People to the United States Army in North Carolina," 1864
"I commenced my work with the freed people of color, in North Carolina, at Roanoke Island, soon after the battle of the 8th of February, 1862, which resulted so gloriously for our country.
A party of fifteen or twenty of these loyal blacks, men,…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Slavery/Slaves, Soldiers
“Two Years with a Colored Regiment: A Woman’s Experience," 1898
Reminiscences of our civil war have been given to the public image again and again, and our most able men have recited the details of the great battles and stirring events. But there are few records of the experiences of women in that war. This…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Slavery/Slaves, Soldiers
North Carolina Slaveholder to the Commander of the Department of North Carolina, October 8, 1862
Beaufort NC Oct 8th /62
Prompted by the necessity of the case, I have to make on you a requisition quite unpleasant- For the last two months I have supported my Family by the hire of two carpenters. They a few days ago refused to be hired & have…
Tags: Freedpeople, slavery, Slaves, Soldiers
"The Reconstruction Prospect," November 12, 1867
We have favored the holding of a Convention asauthorized by Congress, and of doing all that couldfairly and honorably be done to effect reconstructionand restore the State to civil government, but we canplainly see that almost a death-blow has been…
General Ambrose E. Burnside to the Secretary of War, March 21, 1862
Newbern {N.C.} Mch 21 /62 I have the honor of reporting the following movements in my department since my hurrid report of the 16” inst- The detailed report of the Engagement on the 14” is not yet finished, but I hope will be ready to…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Slavery/Slaves, Soldiers
Effects of the Proclamation, Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at New Bern, North Carolina, February 21, 1863
Tags: Freedpeople, slavery, Slaves, Soldiers
Commander of the Department of North Carolina to the Secretary of War, May 5, 1863
New Bern No Ca May 5 1863 Sir A letter from Gov Andrew of date April 1st is referred to me by the War Department under date of April 27th, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the same and in reply beg leave to say. If it be the policy of…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Soldiers
Recruitment Poster for "Color'd Men", 1863
COLOR’D MEN WANTED!
Bounty, $602.
Cashdown, 350.
Besides State, and United States pay, &c.
Recruits will be mustered into Colored Regiments.
APPLY TO
James S. Henry;
At Recruiting Office, Second & Bridge Ave.
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Slavery/Slaves, Soldiers
Order by the Commander of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, 1863
Fort Monroe, Va., December 5th, 1863.
General Orders No. 46. The recruitment of colored troops has become the settled purpose of the Government. It is therefore the duty of every officer and soldier to aid in carrying out that purpose, by every…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Soldiers
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ROTC students view Civil War exhibit at NCSU, 1960
In this photograph, two Reserve Officers' Training Corps students view a Civil War exhibit at D. H. Hill Library at North Carolina State College of…