Excerpt from First Organization of Colored Troops in the State of New York, to Aid in Suppressing the Slaveholders' Rebellion: Statements Concerning the Origin, Diffities and Success of the Movement; Collated for the "New York Association for Colored Volunteers"
C' dangers, and privations Of the war against the rebellion. They are willing to volunteer for the service, upon the requisite that they will be placed under leaders in sympathy with the movement. Indeed, such is their intense enthusiasm and patriotism, that if the can be given them, that upon their enlistment they will be in active service under the command Of major-general John 0. Fremont, your memorialists are confident that a force Of at least could be placed under enlistment within sixty days, forming a Grand Army Of Liberation, swelling in numbers as they pass along, thus giving effectiveness to the Proclamation of January, 1868.
Pledges Of enlistment, conditioned upon these s being given, have already been obtained to the number Of names.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book, compiled by Henry Orielly, compiles documents relating to the efforts of New York citizens to form regiments of Colored Volunteers amid the urgency of the Civil War. The author underscores the challenges involved in overcoming resistance and bureaucracy to create opportunities for African Americans to fight for their freedom and the preservation of the Union. At a time when the nation was bitterly divided, the book sheds light on the motivations and obstacles faced by those who championed the cause of equal rights and the eradication of slavery, urging readers to confront the complexities of such a transformative period in American history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781333548759_0
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