American bastile. A history of the illegal arrests and imprisonment of American citizens during the late civil war.
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Voice of a new race : original selections of poems, with a trilogy and oration
Also available in digital form. Copy 2 formerly shelved in Reserve Storage.
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History of the colored race in America. Containing also their ancient and modern life in Africa... the origin and development of slavery in the Old world, and its introduction on the American continent; the slave trade; slavery, and its abolition in Europe and America. The civil war, emancipation, education and advancement of the colored race, their civil and political rights
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Light after darkness : being an up-to-date history of the American Negro
A brief history of African American and slavery in the U.S. and the post-Civil War achievements and current state of Black Americans with respect to population, the arts, literature, and politics. Benjamin was an A.M.E. church pastor, lawyer, politician, and orator.
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General Washington and General Jackson, on Negro soldiers
"An edition of 10,000 copies of this pamphlet having been placed at the disposal of the United States Sanitary Commission, the agents of the Commission are earnestly requested to give it circulation throughout the Army and Navy." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy 1 replaced by microfilm. LAC scc 2020-03-02 no edits (1 card)
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The American Indian as participant in the Civil War,
"Selected bibliography": p. [353]-367. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. images not viewed; td12 2010-08-24
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What the Negro has done for liberty in America
Caption title. Imprint from cover. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 17755. Source: Source unknown.
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Notes on colored troops and military colonies on southern soil
The officer has high praise for most African American soldiers and proposes organizinf them into an army after the Civil War and settling them on farms in the South.
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The Negro as a soldier
Fleetwood was an African American who rose to rank of sergeant-major and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He gives an account of the African American soldier from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to show his suitability for military service, with concentration on the Civil War. He cites instances of valor and testimonials thereto, statistics on Black enlistments by state and on casualties, and lists African Americans who received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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The freedmen of Louisiana: final report of the Bureau of Free Labor, Department of the Gulf, to Major General E.R.S. Canby, commanding,
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New Jersey for the Union : speech of Hon. James M. Scovel, Senator from Camden, upon the bill prohibiting the enlistment of Negro troops in New Jersey, under a penalty of $500, or imprisonment for five years, delivered March 16, 1864
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has ink stamp on p. 16: [Cam]den Jul 21. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 12589. Source: Source unknown.
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Bounty for slaves. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to bounty for slaves who enlisted in the Army. April 17, 1872. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed
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Free military school for applicants for commands of colored troops, No. 1210 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Established by Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments. John H. Taggart, late colonel, 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, preceptor.
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Sarah G. Smith. February 5, 1892. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed
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Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses.
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Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses.
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Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses.
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