Secretary of War letter on black troops, 1863

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Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton wrote to Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, enclosing a copy of orders given to Brig. Gen. Daniel Ullmann to raise "as speedily as possible as large a force of colored volunteers as can be raised within the State of Louisiana."

He asked Shepley to furnish whatever aid he could to Ullmann.

Ullmann, a Yale graduate and a lawyer, was an advocate of black troops for the Union army.

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  • Title: Secretary of War letter on black troops, 1863
  • Creator: Edwin M. Stanton
  • Creation Date: 1863-03-25
  • Subject Date: 1863
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 24.8 cm x 20 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 3/1
  • Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
  • Object Type: Text

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