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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02456.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals from border states: 33 letters and documents |
| Title | Edmund K. Smith writes to Braxton Bragg, asking to be sent a copy of a 'special order of the enemy |
| Date | 20 September 1862 |
| Author | Smith, Edmund K. (1824-1893) |
| Recipient | Bragg, Braxton |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes to Bragg in order to send him a copy of "a special order of the enemy, taken from the Louisville Journal of the 18th." A newspaper clipping of "Special Orders No. 21," is attached. The order is a Union order regarding the building of fortifications around Louisville, Kentucky. The order states that all residents near Louisville must report "the number of slaves they will furnish" to assist in building the works and gives Colonel Dent the power to "impress a sufficient number of laborers." The order was given by Union General Jeremiah Boyle. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Journalism Uniforms Fortification Confederate General or Leader Union General Impressment Contrabands Slavery African American History |
| People | Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) Smith, Edmund Kirby (1824-1893) Boyle, Jeremiah Tilford (1818-1871) |
| Place written | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| 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 |