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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02849 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Charles G. Sawtellet to Perley P. Pitkin about rations for freed slaves working for the Union Army |
| Date | 24 July 1862 |
| Author | Sawtelle, Charles G. (1834-1913) |
| Recipient | Pitkin, Perley P. |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | General order instructs Pitkin to send "a competent person" to meet "five hundred contrabands" and bring them rations. "Contrabands" were freed slaves employed by the Union army. Written as Captain. Written at Harrison's Landing, Virginia. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Civil War Military History Union Forces Contrabands Military Provisions |
| People | Sawtelle, Charles Greene (1834-1913) Pitkin, Perley Peabody (1826-1891) |
| Place written | Charles City, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Charles G. Sawtelle was a captain and assistant quartermaster in the Union Army, rose to the rank of Brigadier General and became Quartermaster General in 1896. Perley P. Pitkin was a Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in the Union Army, later promoted Colonel and Quartermaster. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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