The Negro in the Military Service of the United States, 1639-1886 [microform].

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The Negro in the Military Service of the United States, 1639-1886 [microform].

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A compilation of copies of official records, State papers, and historical extracts relating to the military status and service of Afro-Americans from the colonial period through the Civil War, prepared under the direction of The Adjutant General, Brigadier General Richard C. Drum, by Elon A. Woodward, Chief of the Colored Troops Division, ca. 1888.

5 rolls ; 35 mm.

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National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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