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Title
Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill
Collection

Middleton "Spike" Harris Civil War and Reconstruction collection

1865

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1865-02-14
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 34
Notes
Content: Confederate House of Representatives invests General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee full power to call into service slaves who volunteer for service or those pressed into service by their owners.
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19373908
MSS Unit ID: 24964
Archives EAD ID: 3331939
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09172e80-ab03-013f-4bdc-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1865: Created
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c52e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c52e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1865). Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c52e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill