Clinton Bowen Fisk papers, 1862-1865.

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Clinton Bowen Fisk papers, 1862-1865.

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Letters (1862 December 25 and undated) from Fisk to his mother during his service in the Union Army relating chiefly to the command of John Charles Frémont and to slavery and a journal (1865 June 26-October 6) kept by Fisk as assistant commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands for Kentucky and Tennessee during Reconstruction.

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

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 ...