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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09403 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | William Echols to M.L. Bonham about Maxwell's negroes in Charleston |
| Date | 21 July 1863 |
| Author | Echols, William H. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Bonham, Milledge Luke |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Chief engineer of the Confederacy to SC Governor Bonham. "The matter of Mr. Maxwell's Negroes having appeared in the City was through neglect but is excusable when the facts are known. They were, at the time of the assault on Battery Wagner, on Morris Island (last Saturday) when the steamer landed the troops." The troops were sent to repel those of the 54th Mass. Vols. under Colonel Robert Shaw. Includes W.J. Maxwell's written statement. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Union Forces African American History African American Troops Contrabands Slavery Battle Military History |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 |