John W. Phelps papers, 1862-1870.

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John W. Phelps papers, 1862-1870.

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The collection consists of papers of John W. Phelps from 1862-1870. Correspondence (1862-1863) while Phelps was camped at Camp Parapet, Louisiana following the fall of New Orleans explain the plight of a large number of blacks, many of them freedmen, coming into camp seeking food and shelter or protection from vengeful whites. Letters to Phelps from fellow officers emphasize their confidence in black soldiers and support Phelps in his efforts to organize and train black regiments for the Union forces. Contains letters (1863-1864) between Phelps and Thomas Webster, member of the Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments (Philadelphia), detailing the Committee's efforts including fund raising for schools for black children in Louisiana, and the establishment of a training school for officers to command the black regiments. Several letters from the late 1860's and 1870's indicate that Phelps carried his concern and activities on behalf of the black man into the Reconstruction era.

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404429

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments.

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Webster, Thomas.

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United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865)

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Phelps, J. W. (John Wolcott), 1813-1885

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Phelps was an officer in the US military. His career began as a cadet at West Point in the 1830s. He retired as a brigadier general in 1862. From the description of Papers, 1833-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79136348 From the description of Diary, [19--?]. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 60355023 John Wolcott Phelps (1813-1885), Brigadier General in the U.S. Army was a native of Vermont. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Poi...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...