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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08041 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Letter from Brigadier General Augustus Edward Wild to an unknown recipient regarding post-bellum matters |
| Date | 18 May 1863 |
| Author | Wild, Edward Augustus (1825-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "I cannot help feeling that I ought still to help the negroes a great deal, and so aid in settling affairs of the country to a permanent peace level" |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Confederate States of America Civil War Union Forces |
| People | Wild, Edward Augustus (1825-1891) |
| Place written | Boston |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Wild was in command of a brigade of black infantry during the American Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |