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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01464 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Oliver Otis Howard to Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. regarding a celebration for the emancipation of Rome |
| Date | 28 December 1870 |
| Author | Howard, Oliver Otis (1830-1909) |
| Recipient | Roosevelt, Theodore, Sr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for an invitation to the celebration for the emancipation of Rome by Italian forces. In 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, Napoleon III withdrew his troops from Rome. Italian troops moved into the city, and Rome voted for union with Italy in October 1870. Howard was commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau from 1865 until 1872. Signed as Brigadier General and Commissioner of Freedmen. |
| Subjects | African American History Holidays and Celebrations Global History and Civics Military History Freemen |
| People | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Howard, Oliver Otis (1830-1909) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; World War II; The Presidency; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |