Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908 To the freedmen in the Department of the South

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GLC#
GLC03839
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
6 August 1863
Author/Creator
Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908
Title
To the freedmen in the Department of the South
Place Written
Beaufort, South Carolina
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Circular declaring: "The President of the United States having appointed the 6th day of August, 1863, as a day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise for the glorious victories of our armies over the enemies of our country... Although you are still in the wilderness, your prospects for liberty were never brighter than now." Refers to the Emancipation Proclamation.

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