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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05484 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to John Eaton regarding supervision over Freedmen |
| Date | 10 February 1865 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Eaton, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lincoln instructs Eaton, Colonel of the 63rd U.S. Colored Infantry to "continue your supervision of Freedmen over the same territory & on the same principles as in the past ... " Signed and dated by Lincoln; the remaining text is in Eaton's hand. Embossment in the upper left corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History President African American Troops African American History Freemen Union Forces Confederate States of America |
| People | Eaton, John (1829-1906) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Eaton served as chaplain to the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, colonel of the 63rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment, and superintendent in charge of freedmen, based on Grant's appointment. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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