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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08874 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Vindication of Major General John C. Fremont, against the attacks of the slave power and it's allies |
| Date | 4 March 1862 |
| Author | Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) (1826-1901) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | (Title continued) "… , by Hon. John P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, in the House of Representatives, Tuesday, March 4, 1862." Printed by Scammell & Co. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces African American History Slavery Confederate States of America |
| People | Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver) (1826-1901) Fremont, John Charles (1813-1890) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Shanks was a United States Representative from Indiana 1861-1862 and 1867-1874. During the Civil War, he served in the Union army as a Colonel and aide-de-camp. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |