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01 June 1863: “instead of belonging to Massa John Brown, they now belong to Massa Uncle Sam”

Item: news article, New York Herald, 1 June 1863, page 5, column 1. Transcription: NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Progress of the Negro Enlistments. Important Order on the Subject from Major General Foster, &c., &c., &c. Correspondence of Mr. Samuel R. … Continue reading

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11 November 1862: “He said that those negroe regiments the Yankees have are more trouble than use to them, they have to watch them closely to prevent their running back to their masters.”

Item description: Entry, 11 November 1862, from the diary of Sarah Lois Wadley. The entry includes a brief mention of black Union soldiers that were stationed in New Orleans in the fall of 1862. More about Sarah Lois Wadley: Sarah Lois … Continue reading

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