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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05809 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Edwin McMasters Stanton, explaining how he has sent an 'intelligent colored man' to provide advice |
| Date | 11 April 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Stanton, Edwin McMasters |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | President Lincoln sends a colored man to advise the Secretary of War, Stanton, on the organization of colored troops in the army. Instructs Stanton to "see [L.H.?] Putnam, whom you will find a very intelligent colored man, and who wishes to talk about our colored forces, their organization ... " Written on a small card. |
| Subjects | President Military History Civil War Union Forces African American History African American Troops Lincoln's Cabinet African Americans in Government |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Putnam, L. H. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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