Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the state of Alabama, 1865-1870 (inclusive), [microform].

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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the state of Alabama, 1865-1870 (inclusive), [microform].

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The records consist of letters, reports, circulars and records of the Assistant Commisioner of the state of Alabama, as organized within the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...