Sherman's Field Order No. 15

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Title

Sherman's Field Order No. 15

Description

A special military order by General William T. Sherman that allotted about 400,000 acres of land along the Georgia Coast to newly freed blacks in the south.

Creator

William T. Sherman

Source

William T. Sherman. Special Order No. 15, January 16, 1865. Page 2. William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (178.00.00) [Digital ID# cw0178, cw0178p1]

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

January 16, 1865

Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Military

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Original Format

Paper

Files

special order.jpg

Citation

William T. Sherman, “Sherman's Field Order No. 15,” Mapping Nature — Fall 2018 ENGL1102 Composition, accessed September 22, 2024, https://sarus-sapien.net/fall2018-omeka/items/show/37.

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