The National Parks Services presents a 2016 biography on the life of Union Army General David Hunter. The article highlights: his…
Note: See p. 21.This 2002 free, digitized book excerpt, Black Soldiers in Blue, African American Troops in the Civil War Era…
The Spring 1997 Virginia Military Institute Alumni Review features an article written by one of its alumna, Honorable Edward A.…
Note: See 3rd column, 1st paragraph.Chronicling America presents this May 9, 1875 New Orleans Republican article that highlights…
Note: See 2nd column, 2nd paragraph.The University of South Carolina Library presents an August 23, 1862 article, writer unknown,…
Note: See 3rd column, 11th paragraph.Chronicling America features a January, 28, 1863 article, writer unknown, from the New York…
Note: See 2nd column, 2nd paragraph.Chronicling America presents this May, 20 1862 article from the New York Daily Tribune on…
Note: See 4th column, 2nd paragraph.The May 9, 1862 issue of the New York Times (writer unknown) presents a perspective on Union…
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph.This historical newspaper article, published May 23rd, 1862, reports that President Abraham…
Note: See 2nd column, 6th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a 1-paragraph biography, from May 17, 1862 issue of the The…
Note: See 5th column, 12th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a January 10, 1866 Evening Star article, written by the…
Note: A transcript of the handwritten letter with a lesson activity can be found here.The Library of Congress provides the…
Note: It is not clear from this source whether Jefferson Davis received Hunter's letter.Hampton University features a copy of an…
This 1863 New York Times source provides three related articles regarding the use of Black men in both the Union and Confederate…
Note: See pages 71-72 for the brief description of Hunter.This June 24, 1862 diary entry by Port Royal Experiment teacher Laura…
Note: This historical letter is a part of Union General David Hunter's military report to the United States War Department…