Historical Letter: Letter from Union Major-General David Hunter to Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton on the issue of Organizing and Arming Fugitive Enslaved People
Subject
David Hunter
Title
Historical Letter: Letter from Union Major-General David Hunter to Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton on the issue of Organizing and Arming Fugitive Enslaved People
Date
6/1862
Type
Historical Letter
Description
Note: This historical letter is a part of Union General David Hunter’s military report to the United States War Department (04/25/1873). See p. 20-27.
HathiTrust presents this historical letter from Union General David Hunter to Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, in response to questions raised in Congress by Kentucky Representative, Charles A. Wickliffe about Hunter's organizing of a regiment of “fugitive slaves.” Other themes include: the lack of supplies authorized for Black troops.
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HathiTrust presents this historical letter from Union General David Hunter to Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, in response to questions raised in Congress by Kentucky Representative, Charles A. Wickliffe about Hunter's organizing of a regiment of “fugitive slaves.” Other themes include: the lack of supplies authorized for Black troops.
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Publisher
HathiTrust (Original Publisher: D. Van Nostrand)
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“Historical Letter: Letter from Union Major-General David Hunter to Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton on the issue of Organizing and Arming Fugitive Enslaved People,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 18, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/264.