United States. Colored Troops.
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
C. Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery Manuscripts
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 007-02-01
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original manuscript writings of relating to the experience of Rhode Islanders serving in the Civil War. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence between Rhode Island soldiers and loved ones at home. Also included is correspondence of Charlotte F. Dailey who inspected Union convalescent hospitals and reported on the experience of Rhode Island troops. Also included is a field diary for the year 1862 written by Private James Albert Barber of...
Dates:
1852-1865