| Title | Afro-American military collection, 1773-1987 |
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| Span Dates | 1773-1987 |
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| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1861-1865) |
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| ID No. | MSS83434 |
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| Collector | Gladstone, William A.,
collector |
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| Extent | 500 items ; 5 containers plus 4 oversize ; 3.6 linear feet |
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| Language | Collection material in
English |
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| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Summary | Correspondence, pay
vouchers, orders, muster rolls, enlistment and discharge papers, receipts,
contracts, affidavits, tax records, miscellaneous military documents, and
printed material documenting African Americans in military service, with the
bulk concerning the Civil War service of the United States Corps d'Afrique
(organized in 1863 and renamed United States Colored Troops in
1864). |
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011131 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm96083434 |
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