Colored Persons In The Army Letter From The Secretary Of War In Reply To A Resolution Of The House Of

by John C United States War Department Spencer

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Washington, D.C. G.P.O., 1842. 8vo, pp. 4; unbound; lightly spotted. 27th Congress, 2nd session. House Doc. no. 286. One hundred six in the Quartermaster General's office including 30 deck hands, 13 firemen, 7 cooks, and 2 carpenters ; eight in the Office of Commissary General 3 coopers and 5 laborers ; 570 in the Engineer Department 545 slaves, 25 supposed free - mostly laborers ; and 28 in the Ordnance Office all slaves . While this is likely held

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