The House Divided Project provides a November 8, 2012 article, by Professor Matthew Pinsker, about Prince Rivers, a formerly…
Note: Original letter found here.This Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs source focuses on Abraham Lincoln's May 19, 1862…
This Library of Congress source features an 1861 historical portrait of Union Army General David Hunter by E. & H.T. Anthony…
This Library of Congress source features a November 27, 1861 telegram from Union Army General David Hunter to Lorenzo Thomas…
Note: This historical letter is a part of Union General David Hunter's military report to the United States War Department…
Note: See pages 71-72 for the brief description of Hunter.This June 24, 1862 diary entry by Port Royal Experiment teacher Laura…
This 1863 New York Times source provides three related articles regarding the use of Black men in both the Union and Confederate…
Note: It is not clear from this source whether Jefferson Davis received Hunter's letter.Hampton University features a copy of an…
Note: A transcript of the handwritten letter with a lesson activity can be found here.The Library of Congress provides the…
Note: See 5th column, 12th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a January 10, 1866 Evening Star article, written by the…
Note: See 2nd column, 6th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a 1-paragraph biography, from May 17, 1862 issue of the The…
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph.This historical newspaper article, published May 23rd, 1862, reports that President Abraham…
Note: See 4th column, 2nd paragraph.The May 9, 1862 issue of the New York Times (writer unknown) presents a perspective on Union…
