Historical Letter: Negro Soldiers: A Private Letter from Gen. Hunter. The Colored Regiment in Massachusetts.
Subject
David Hunter
Title
Historical Letter: Negro Soldiers: A Private Letter from Gen. Hunter. The Colored Regiment in Massachusetts.
Date
3/1/1863
Type
Historical Letter
Description
This 1863 New York Times source provides three related articles regarding the use of Black men in both the Union and Confederate Armies.
Letter #1: The 1863 letter was written by General David Hunter (provided by a correspondent from the Boston Journal). Themes include: Hunter's suggestion that Black men be drafted to fight for the Union Army, his view that their participation was essential to winning and that their participation served as a path towards "higher civilization".
Letter #2: This letter was written by military captain W.S. Davis (extracted from the Savannah Republican newspaper). It presents an ad reward for the capture of a Black man that had deserted the Confederate Army. In his letter, Davis claims Black men were being "extensively used" and armed to support rebel war efforts.
Letter #3: This 1863 short article from the New Bedford Mercury newspaper, by an unknown writer, presents information on recruitment efforts for the 54th (Colored) Regiment, their assigned officers and the monetary funds allocated for the undertaking.
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Letter #1: The 1863 letter was written by General David Hunter (provided by a correspondent from the Boston Journal). Themes include: Hunter's suggestion that Black men be drafted to fight for the Union Army, his view that their participation was essential to winning and that their participation served as a path towards "higher civilization".
Letter #2: This letter was written by military captain W.S. Davis (extracted from the Savannah Republican newspaper). It presents an ad reward for the capture of a Black man that had deserted the Confederate Army. In his letter, Davis claims Black men were being "extensively used" and armed to support rebel war efforts.
Letter #3: This 1863 short article from the New Bedford Mercury newspaper, by an unknown writer, presents information on recruitment efforts for the 54th (Colored) Regiment, their assigned officers and the monetary funds allocated for the undertaking.
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Publisher
The New York Times
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Citation
“Historical Letter: Negro Soldiers: A Private Letter from Gen. Hunter. The Colored Regiment in Massachusetts.,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 10, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/259.