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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03955.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Chester M. Slayton |
| Title | Asa W. Slayton to citizens of Michigan, urging them to petition the government to end slavery as its continued allowance is hurting the Union cause |
| Date | August 1862 |
| Author | Slayton, Asa W. (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Slayton thanks the committee for their recognition, but accepts the sword on the behalf of all the men who have enlisted. Slayton recognizes that slaves are being used to aide the Confederates and that the continued allowance of slavery is hurting the Union cause. He then urges people to petition the government to the end slavery. He also describes the motivations of married men to fight. He expresses his commitment to the Union cause. Included is an envelope the envelope in which this written copy of the speech was kept with an inscription describing the contents. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter African American History Slavery Confederate States of America Petition Abolition Government and Civics Marriage Women's History Weaponry |
| People | Slayton, Asa W. (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Place written | Grattan, Michigan |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Asa W. Slayton and Chester M. Slayton were brothers from Grattan, Michigan who served in the 25th Michigan Infantry Regiment. Asa W. Slayton enlisted as a sergeant at age 30 and Chester as a corporal at age 27, the later being promoted to full sergeant on 15 July 1864 during his participation in the Atlanta Campaign. Asa resigned from his position in the army in 1864 and returned to Grattan where he worked a school teacher, farmer and amateur artist. Chester served as a surveyor and draughtsman in the Engineers Department of the 25th Infantry until the end of the war. After being mustered out in June of 1865, he returned to Grattan to live as a farmer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 25th Michigan Infantry |