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First edition. |
| Description |
xciv, 338 pages : maps, portraits ; 24 cm. |
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| Series |
Voices of the Civil War |
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Voices of the Civil War series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-322) and index. |
| Summary |
"This memoir is an annotated reprint of a book that was originally published in 1907. Its principal author, John Eaton (1829-1906), was a chaplain in Ulysses S. Grant's army who as early as 1862 was charged by Grant with setting up contraband camps for fleeing slaves. Eaton eventually became general superintendent of contrabands for the Department of the Tennessee, and his approach to humanitarian aid and educational efforts, even as war was raging, was one of the first systematic attempts to deal with how newly freed people would be assimilated into the Union as citizens following the war. Later, Eaton's efforts would be the basis for the Freedman's Bureau and its mandate to bring newly freed slaves into American society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Eaton, John, 1829-1906.
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Anecdotes.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- History.
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Freed persons.
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Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States. Office of Education -- Biography.
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Eaton, John, 1829-1906. (OCoLC)fst00192897
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. (OCoLC)fst00061535
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
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United States. Office of Education. (OCoLC)fst00596544
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Freed persons. (OCoLC)fst00933987
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Mississippi River Valley. (OCoLC)fst01240240
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658 |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Mason, Ethel Osgood, contributor.
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Larson, Micheal J., editor.
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Smith, John David, editor.
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| Added Title |
Reminiscences of the Civil War, with special reference to the work for the contrabands and freedmen of the Mississippi Valley |
| ISBN |
9781621906575 hardcover |
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1621906574 hardcover |
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9781621906582 electronic book |
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