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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05003 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Seth Maxwell Barton to unknown regarding a building project |
| Date | ca. 16 July 1863 |
| Author | Barton, Seth Maxwell (1829-1900) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Barton, a Confederate General, writes to an unknown recipient regarding the impressment of workers for a building project. States that Major Burnet is attentive in organizing the project, which he refers to as Green's Hill. The docket indicates that Barton is referring to "the result of impressment of negroes & reporting state of works." Date is taken from docket. Written in pencil. |
| Subjects | Confederate General or Leader Impressment Labor Slavery African American History Contrabands Building Construction Confederate States of America Military History Civil War Military Law |
| People | Barton, Seth Maxwell (1829-1900) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Industry; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | If written close to date of docket, Barton was participating in the Vicksburg campaign following which he was captured, paroled, and exchanged. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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