Clinton B. Fisk letter, 1865.

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Clinton B. Fisk letter, 1865.

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Letter by Gen. Clinton Fisk contains an optimistic report on early Reconstruction developments in the South. He emphasizes the need for suffrage for African Americans together with comments on the "State Convention of Colored Men" in Nashville. He describes his work in rehabilitating former slaves and his educational plans. He also refers to the South's opposition to Northern clergymen in the recovery program.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Fisk, Clinton Bowen, 1828-1890

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Army officer. From the description of Clinton Bowen Fisk papers, 1862-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980364 General Clinton B. Fisk served in the United States Army during the Civil War. During Reconstruction, he served as assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandon Lands, at Nashville, Tenn. From the description of Clinton B. Fisk letter, 1865. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70781923 ...

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 ...