Nathan W. Daniels diary, 1861-1867.

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Nathan W. Daniels diary, 1861-1867.

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Handwritten diary with photographs, illustrations, and newspaper clippings mounted throughout the text in 3 volumes. Includes a typescript of summaries and transcripts of the diaries byC. P. Weaver. In volume one, Daniels described his Civil War service with an African American regiment, the U.S. Army 2nd Native Guard Infantry Regiment, chiefly while stationed at Ship Island, Miss., and his time in New Orleans, La., during the summer and fall of 1863. In volume two, Daniels discussed military, political, and social affairs in Washington, D.C., during his years in the capital, 1863-1865. Subjects include civil rights, creation of the Freedmen's Bureau (U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands) in March 1864, radical Republicans, and the theater. Volume three was written primarily by Daniels's wife, the Spiritualist medium Cora Hatch (Cora L. V. Richmond). Topics include the Freedmen's Bureau, speaking engagements at African American churches in Washington, D.C., a visit with her family in Cuba, N.Y., and a lecture tour of the Midwest.

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Weaver, C.P., 1939-

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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 ...

United States. Army. Native Guard Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1863)

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Daniels, Nathan W., 1832-1867

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Union Army officer and lecturer and advocate for civil rights and the Freedman's Bureau. Married Cora Hatch, Spiritualist medium and lecturer. From the description of Nathan W. Daniels diary, 1861-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984716 ...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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Richmond, Cora L. V. (Cora Linn Victoria), 1840-1923

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