John Eaton letter, 1864 Jan. 30.

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John Eaton letter, 1864 Jan. 30.

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Letter from Colonel John Eaton Jr. to U.S. General William T. Sherman written in Vicksburg, Miss., proposes the distribution of military companies to assist with the relocation of freedmen from cities to plantations, to serve guard duty in the region, and to act as an armed militia to protect against small bands of robbers. Eaton refers to Sherman's proposal to use Ellett's Marine Brigade to patrol the Mississippi River in the area. Connors (possibly Conner's) Plantation, Jeff Davis Bend, Milliken's Bend, Goodrich Landing, Skipwith's Landing, and Greenville, Miss., and the 7th and 9th regiments of the Louisiana Infantry (African Descent) are mentioned.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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