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- GLC#
- GLC05027
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 20 October 1863
- Author/Creator
- Casey, Silas, 1807-1882
- Title
- to William Cullen Bryant
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
General Casey, who served as president of the Board for the Examination of Candidates for Officers of African American troops, encloses an article which he cut from the New York Evening Post (not included). Informs Bryant, editor of the Post, that assertions made by the newspaper regarding the Board were false. States that Colonel Bowman, in charge of the Board during Casey's absence, also attests that the Post's allegations were false. Reports "The objectionable part of the article, will I fear have a tendency to keep persons of true merit from presenting themselves for Examination." Discusses extending the Board's system of examination to white officers. Accompanied by a paper backing. 1 black and white bust engraving of Major General Silas Casey included.
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