1 10 50 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/b41ee055e92eee29651cfa86ba9f6c6c.pdf d605b2e0c44c01583124a1e0b989ed24 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/2c3b03c046ea57e04d14565307d1e443.pdf 27b8a890faedeaa7ff3174be22cd31e6 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Commander of a Maryland Regiment to the Commander of the Middle Department; Commander of a Black Maryland Regiment to the Headquarters of the Middle Department; Headquarters of the Middle Department to the Judge Advocate General of the Middle Department; Charges in the Case of the Commander of a Maryland Regiment; Memorandum Concerning the Charges against the Commander of a Maryland Regiment; and Endorsement by the Commander of the First Separate Brigade Baltimore city [Md.] Nov 14th 1863. General, I feel myself constrained by Embarrassing & afflicting circumstances to tender my resignation of the office of Colonel of the 1st Reg E S Vol, which I now have the honor to hold. Justice to my family as well as others have forced me to this conclusion. When I Entered the service two years since, I abandoned a Large & Lucrative Law practice. The short time allowed me from the acceptance of the commission to my departure from home, was totally insufficient to wind up my affairs & do justice to clients or myself. Consequently a Large Mass of business still remains unsettled, which no one but myself can properly close. The parties interested are impatient and in danger of Loosing their claims. I have also in hand Large Estates as Trustee and administrator that require my presence at home to settle, for a Longer period than I would ask, or could hope to obtain upon Leave of absence. In the adjustment of these claims, Widows, Orphans and others are deeply interested, and are now suffering by the delay caused by my absence. In addition however to these Embarassments & subjects of disquietude, my domestic affairs have entirely changed. I am blessed with a wife & four children. When I entered the service my wife was healthy & strong, & prepared to take charge of my household, & overlook the most of my affairs. I made Every preparation that I could for her & their comfort, & bid adieu to a home peculiarly Endeared to me by Every consideration to serve my Country with a faithful zealous & honest heart. The additional Labor increased care, and anxiety thus imposed have proven too much for her. Her nervous system has given way under the trial, her health has become impaired & she now calls me to her aid When I left home after having abandoned my profession, I provided to support my family and pay my debts, out of the wreck of fortune which had been stranded by this unholy rebellion, and from the income of two farms which I thought I was fortunate to possess. The Lands were well stocked & cultivated. When at home this source of revenue was considerable, but when I was called away, by the injudicious management of those intrusted with control, the profits soon dwindled, until they dried up. But to cap the climax of my misfortunes in that direction I have learned that every Laborer save one has left, & then places have not & cannot there be supplied. I thus find myself with all the Expenses of a years cultivation to bear, my fallows unsown, my crops standing in the field & no one to gather. Great Efforts have been made to replace these Laborers & supply the deficiency, but thus far without success. That section of the state of Maryland is now bare of help. Unless I have the Control of my time & movements, so that I can go abroad for Labor my fields must be uncultivated, My Enterprise abandoned, & ruin fall upon my household The situation I now therefore find myself in, is Entirely changed & afflicting. My professional income is gone, the revenue from my Lands has ceased, & other sources have failed. The Labor & toil of years have been swept away. My debts & expenses are upon me, & ruin is staring me in the face. I have made these & many other sacrifices for the National weal, which but few other than those who live on the border, have to Encounter. I have given two years of my Life to suppress this unholy revolt. How I have served, & what I have done I Leave to my record to declare. I now ask however to be permitted to retire to my family, to gather up & secure the fragments of a fortune, once considerable & to reconstruct my domestic affairs Afflicting as these circumstances are I would not present them, or on their account ask to be relieved if I was satisfied that the Country needed the sacrifice. My regiment is now reduced considerably below the minimum allowed by Law, & near that point when the Colonel is required to be mustered out by Law. I feel that I am a supernumerary & my presence not necessary for the proper government of the regiment. I have Under my command I shall Leave behind a Lieut Colonel & several Captains Eminently qualified to fill the station, who can be promoted to fill the vacancy. Thus while I can be relieved of the hardships pressing upon me, the public service will not suffer the slightest inconvenience Therefore I most respectfully Lay my application before the Major General Commanding & ask that my request may be granted. yours respectfully Col James Wallace Commdg 1st Reg E S Vol Major Gen R C Schenk Commdg 8th Army Corps. Through Lt Col W H Chesebrough A A General Baltimore, November 16, 1863. Lieut. Col. Chesebrough, Assistant Adj. General: Sir, On the 13th inst., I forwarded to you a letter from C.W. Horner, a respectable citizen, setting forth certain complaints against Colonel James Wallace, 1st E. S. Volunteers. In connection with that letter, I feel it my duty to state that, about the 1st ult., Colonel Wallace, in my presence, in conversation with Major E. Mayer, 7th U.S. Colored Troops, characterized the action of the U.S. Government in enlisting slaves for military service, as “stealing” and “high handed robbery” and the enlistment of his own slave as an “outrage upon him perpetrated while he was serving his country.” His tone was loud and his manner excited. On my calling his attention to the gross impropriety of his language, Colonel Wallace begged me to attribute it to the exasperation of his feelings at the loss of his slave. I passed the matter over then but since I learn that Colonel Wallace has acted upon his unpatriotic feelings and interfered to discourage enlistments, I feel it my duty to lay the matter before you. Your obedient servant, William Birney, Colonel 2d U.S.C.T., Recruiting Officer. Head Quarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps, Baltimore, Nov 17 1863 Maj Wm. L. Marshal Judge advocate 8th ac Major The General Commanding directs me to send you the enclosed papers in relation to Colonel Wallace 1st E.S. Md Vol Infy, for your examination, with instructions if the facts stated will sustain a probable conviction, to prepare proper charges & specifications to be presented against that officer — . He appears to have been in the opinion of the General, clearly guilty of discouraging the enlistment of colored troops, & of unofficer-like conduct. the most direct proof of this is to be found in the Evidence of Col Birney — I am very Respectfully Your Obd Svt Max Woodhull Capt & aaag [Baltimore, Md., November 1863] Charges prefered against Colonel James Wallace 1 ES Md Vols Charge Conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military discipline. Specification 1 — In this that James Wallace Colonel of the 1 ES Md Vols in the Military service of the United States did on or about 1st day of Nov 1863 at or near Salesbury Md in conversation with an officer or officers of inferior rank to himself speak in terms of disrespect of the orders of the President of the United States and the action of the United States Government in the matter of the enlistment of Slaves for the Military service of the United States charging the same to be “stealing” and “high handed robbery” and that the enlistment of his own slave was an “outrage upon him perpetrated while he was serving his country.” Specification 2 In this that he Col James Wallace 1st Regt ES Md Vols being in the Military service of the United States did on or about the 26th day of October 1863 at or near Salesbury Md the Eastern Shore of Md in conversation with officers of the United States Military service characterize the action of the United States Government in the matter of the enlistment of Slaves for Military service as “stealing” and as high handed robbery and the enlistment of his own slave as an outrage upon him. Specification 3d In this that he Col James Wallace 1 Regt ES Md Vols being in the Military service of the United States did on or about the 1st day of oct 1863 at the Eastern Shore of Md in conversation with officers of the United States Military service characterize the action of the United States Government in the matter of the enlistment of Slaves for the Military service of the United States as “Stealing” and as “high handed robbery” and the enlistment of his own slave as an outrage upon him.” Specification 4 In this that he James Wallace Colonel 1st Regt ES Md Vols being in the military service of the United States did on or about the 26 of october 1863 at or near Salesbury Md and on divers days between the said 26 day of oct and the 6th of Nov 1863 in conversation with various persons both private citizens and persons in the Military service of the United States, speak in condemnatory terms of the enlistment of slaves for the Military service of the United saying that it was unjust and injurious and of great inconvenience to the people and using language of like import. Specification 5th In this that he Colonel James Wallace 1st regt ES Md Vols did, on or about the 27th day of october 1863 at or near Salisbury on the Eastern Shore Maryland being in the Military service of the United, order from the Barracks and Camp of United States soldiers a large number of colored men who were there to enlist into the service of the United States and were waiting for the arrival of the officer authorized to enlist them and did order the said men not to return again but to go home and if they did not he would send them home under guard as the camp was no place for them and the said Wallace did further cause or permit some of the said men who were unwilling to go home as ordered to be seized and handcuffed and carried to jail by those claiming to be their masters thereby discouraging the enlistment of colored troops and defeating and obstructing the orders of the United States Government on that subject and preventing the enlistment of many valuable men. [Baltimore, Md., November? 1863] Memo. These charges with withdrawn by the Brig. Genl. Comdg [Endorsement] Hd. Qrs Mid. Dept. 8th A.C. Balto. Md. March 21/64 Respectfully forwarded to the Adjutant General U.S.A. with the information that this tender of resignation was accept ed in S. O. 341. par. 8. from these Head Quarters dated Dec. 23d/63 Henry H. Lockwood Brig. Genl., Commanding. Col James Wallace to Major Gen R C Schenk, 14 Nov. 1863, Colonel William Birney to Lieut. Col. Chesebrough, 16 Nov. 1863, Capt Max Woodhull to Maj Wm. L. Marshal, 17 Nov. 1863, Charges against Colonel James Wallace, November? 1863, Memorandum, November? 1863, and Endorsement by Brig Genl Henry H. Lockwood, 21 Mar. 1864, on Col James Wallace to Major Gen R C Schenk, 14 Nov. 1863, all filed with service record of James Wallace, 1st Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry, Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations: Civil War, ser. 519, RG 94 [N-175]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charges brought against the commander of a white Maryland regiment for interfering with Black enlistment Description An account of the resource Service record of Col. James Wallace, 1st E.S. Md. Vol. Inf., containing a witness statement by Col. William Birney regarding the interference by Wallace of Black recruitment in Maryland, who wrote that Wallace termed Black enlistment "'stealing' and 'high handed robbery' and the enlistment of his own slave as an 'outrage upon him perpetrated while he was serving his country.'" The file also includes charges drawn up against Wallace for the same, and his resignation letter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/14/1863 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Salsbury, MD recruitment white opposition to recruitment https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/c8defcfa9b417d9439c158648651da3c.pdf 352cf8814363192fce584cb30defbe36 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/08db3a70e3d20e1cd3f6dc7cff13af70.pdf 7591c813b253eaec74d0f05c81c0e2c7 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Headquarters of the Middle Department to the Headquarters of the First Separate Brigade; Testimony of Seven Witnesses in the Case of the Commander of a Maryland Regiment, Enclosed in Commander of the First Separate Brigade to the Commander of the Middle Department Head Quarters First Separate Brigade 8th A. C. Drummondtown Va Nov, 5th 1863. To Lieut John E. Rastall Salisbury Md It has been reported to the Brig, Genl, Comdg, that Colonel Wallacei has been interfering with, and discouraging the enlistment of colored troops in the County of Somerset— You will at once take the testimony of Mr— Moore late enrolling officer, Mr Horner the baker in the village and any other testimony you may be able to obtain in regard to the matter, and forward the same by special picket to these Head Quarters! The interference has reference to ordering recruits to return to their masters, but the Genl wishes the testimony to be General. By Command of Brig Genl Lockwood Geo. V. Massey A.A.A.G. Head Quarters 1st Regiment E.S. Md Vols Salisbury Md November 6th 1863. Testimony taken before John E. Rastall, Adjutant 1st Regt, E.S. Md Vols, in pursuance of orders received from Brig General Lockwood by telegraph in the matter of the alleged “interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of Colored troops” by Col. Wallace Comdg 1st E.S. Md Vols, — C. Wilson Homes a lawful witness was duly sworn. Question. State what you know of Col Wallace interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of Colored troops? Answer. I have no knowledge personally, but have heard Mr Collins, and R. H. Ellegood say that Wallace said those slaves should go home with their masters, and if they did not, he would send them home under a guard, and those two men referred me to Captains Stafford and Watkins I know of nothing Else. {Signed} C. Wilson Homes. William T. Moore — a lawful witness was duly sworn. Question. — State what you know of Col Wallace interfering with, and discouraging the enlistment of Colored troops? Answer. Seventeen or Eighteen negroes came to me to enlist, all would have been taken, except one, as soldiers, and as I had no place for them to stay and they stated that they had money, I sent them out to the Barracks to remain until the boat arrived, next morning they came to me to know what to do, as Col, Wallace had driven them from the Barracks, and told them to go home, and that 2 — if they did not, he would send them under guard. Mr Showell (the master of a portion of them) persuaded them to go home, all went except two, and they (the two who would not go home) were hand-cuffed and carried to Snow Hill jail, that is the last I have heard of the negroes. (Signed) Wm T. Moore. Lewis Collier, as lawful witness was duly sworn. Ques. State what you know of Col Wallace interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of colored troops? Answer. I know nothing of the matter. (Signed) Lewis D. Collier. R. H. Elligood, as lawful witness was duly sworn. Question — State what you know of Col. Wallace interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of Colored troops? Answer. I had a conversation with Col. Wallace Question — Was that conversation private, or public? Answer. It was public, I was passing along the street and found Col. Wallace talking with Mr Seaborn upon the subject of the enlistment of negroes, I believe there was others around, after shaking hands with the Col. he went on conversing with Mr. Seaborn upon the subject of negro enlistment, speaking of the great inconvenience to the people by taking away the effective men, and leaving the state with slaves existing. Which would deprive us of immigration I then replied that the best thing to do would be to go in for the emancipation of the slaves, the Col. objected to that, as the climate was such that emigrants would not come among us. Ques. What did you understand by that conversation? Ans. My impression was that he was condemning and speaking against the enlistment of slaves, and setting the minds of the people who heard him against the enlistment of Slaves; his argument going to show that it was subjecting the people to an inconvenience that could not be remedied. {Signed} Robert H. Ellegood Captain Stafford a lawful witness was duly sworn. Question. State what you know of Col Wallace interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of Colored troops? Answer. Col. Wallace said in speaking of the negroes who were found in the Barracks at this place, when we arrived and who said they wished to volunteer, that he sent the negroes away in obedience to orders from Genl, Lockwood,ii and that he would have done the same thing without orders on his own responsibility. I understood that Col, Wallace had reference to an order issued in 1861 or 1862. in regard to negroes hanging around camp. {Signed} Andrew Stafford Capt Co ‘E’ 1st E. S. Md, Vols. Captain Watkins, a lawful witness was duly Sworn. Question. State what you know of Col Wallace, interfering with, or discouraging the enlistment of colored troops? Answer. When I returned to ‘Camp Wallace’ on or about the 27th of October 1863. some 15 or 20 able bodied negroes reported themselves to me, and wanted to enlist in the government service I told them I was not authorized to enlist men of color, but to go around to the kitchens and stay until to-morrow morning and get something to eat, that Captain Stafford or Col Wallace would then be in command, next morning some of the boys reported that Col, Wallace had ordered the negroes to leave Camp. In conversation a day or so after, Col Wallace remarked to me, that he ordered the negroes to leave, and said it was no place for them, to be, or something to that amount. The negroes evidently wanted to enlist, and would have done so, if they had not been ordered off. Ques. Has Col. Wallace in any other way than this discouraged the enlistment of men of color? Ans. Can’t say that he has, for I have not been in the detachment with him for the last 3 or 4 months. (Signed) Wm H. Watkins Capt, Company “I” Lieut. Blades, a lawful witness was duly sworn. Question. State what you know of Col. Wallace interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of colored troops? Answer. The morning following our arrival here, on or about the 27th of October 1863, Col Wallace and myself were walking around the quarters, and came to a Kitchen with darkies in it, but I do not know how many, the Colonel stoped at the door, and asked one of them, what he was doing there. I dont know the answer he made the Col, the Colonel asked him who he belonged to, he told him but I could not hear the names, the Colonel told all of them to leave Camp, and not be seen back here again, and they did so, the men stated to me, that they were here to enlist but were left. Ques, Did Colonel Wallace tell these negroes to go home? Answer, I do not remember. {Signed} S. W. Blades. HEAD QUARTERS, First Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps Drummondtown, Va., Nov. 7. 1863 Colonel. It having been represented to me that Col. James Wallace, 1st Regm’t E. S. Md. Volunteers had been interfering with and discouraging the enlistment of negro troops in the State of Maryland, I regarded it to be my duty to notice it: And as Col Wallace is on detached service in Baltimore at present, I have directed the evidence of certain parties at Salisbury. Md. to be taken in relation to the same, and herewith forward a copy thereof for the information of the Major General Commanding, and for such action as the occasion may seem to him to require I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant Henry H. Lockwood Brig Genl Comd’g Lieut Col Wm H Chesebrough, A. A. Genl, 8th Army Corps Baltimore, Md. Geo. V. Massey to Lieut John E. Rastall, 5 Nov. 1863, vol. 84/156, p. 68, Letters Sent, ser. 584, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 11 [C-4188]; and Testimony of C. Wilson Homes et al., 6 Nov. 1863, enclosed in Brig Genl Henry H. Lockwood to Lieut Col Wm H Chesebrough, 7 Nov. 1863, all filed with service record of James Wallace, 1st Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry, Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations: Civil War, ser. 519, RG 94 [N-175]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Officers collect evidence that the commander of a white Maryland regiment interfered with Black enlistment Description An account of the resource Service record of Col. James Wallace, 1st E.S. Md. Vol. Inf., containing testimony regarding the interference by Wallace of Black recruitment in Maryland. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/5/1863 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Salsbury, MD recruitment https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/e82ce31f2053ac367ba6eda5fe284698.pdf c35a68f52261dce981bd877611400cad https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/f96d9677418ba61db3a834250aaa1726.pdf a5fce975006a4a838c9a751e277e3955 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Anonymous Resident of Maryland to the Secretary of War Balt Nov 8th 1866 Hon Edwin M. Stanton Secatary of War Washington D.C. Sir. I write to inform you that the 7th Regt U.S.C.T. is at Fort Federal Hill Balt waiting their discharge. I have been informed that everything is complete for mustering them out. and that they are held for the sole reason that they will not turn their Discharges over to a certin claim agent in Balt city without ever seeing their discharges. Now I think that these men are entitled when mustered out to receive their discharges in their own hands and collect their own Bounty or give it to who they Please to collect it is a gross outrage upon the soldier to be compelled to give his discharge over to some man who he does not know without ever seeing his discharge these facts I learn from the men themselves that the only reason they are held is they must turn over their discharges to a certin claim agent who I suppose has entered into an Agreement with the officers to that effect It is your duty to see that these men does not have so gross an outrage practiced upon them and I appeal to you as a soldier friend to give this your Speedy attention by allowing these men to have their own discharge when mustered out or these soldiers will be receive but half of their Md state Bounty which they are entitled to Yours Respectfully A Soldier Friend A Soldier Friend to Edwin M. Stanton, 8 Nov. 1866, A 215 1866, Letters Received, ser. 360, Colored Troops Division, RG 94 [B 321]. A note on the wrapper reads “file.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "A Soldier Friend" reports on an apparent scheme by Army officers to defraud Black soldiers of their bounty claims Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/8/1866 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Black soldiers fraud https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/0b3a89fb54f95a33ad4e48e494ef2881.pdf 5c39cc44953abb2dfa5fedf6ff00c75f https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/500347e35f2caf1ddb1c06e182658585.pdf 50730af0f7b9d2ee612b7ad61e93014a Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Maryland Woman to the Adjutant General of the Army Baltimore oct 21st 1864 Adjt Gen Thomas Dr Sir, My Son Jesse Fry Co. I. 4th U.S.C.T. on whom I was almost wholly dependent has been reported Killed please inform me if such is the fact, if it is so please give me the date of his death, and where he was killed, Your obt Sevant Delia Fry no 160 Sarah Ann Street Balt Md Delia Fry to Adjt Gen Thomas, 21 Oct. 1864, F-28 1864, Letters Received, ser. 366, Colored Troops Division, RG 94 [B-344]. A note on the file reads “Oct 25/64. Reply written ‘Absent sick’ (place not known).” According to his service record, Jesse Fry was discharged in Philadelphia “from Summit House USGH on account of epilepsy and general debility” on May 5, 1865. (Service record of Jesse Fry, 4th USCI, Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations: Civil War, ser. 519, RG 94.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black mother Delia Fry writes to the Adjutant General of the Army for information about her son Description An account of the resource Delia Fry to Thomas from Baltimore, 21 Oct 1864 stating that she has heard that her son Jesse Fry of 4th USCT has been killed and he was her only source of support. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/21/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Black soldiers family women https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/d07810f0decdf2d3eef09b7d2029f911.pdf 6a41eb3840d41381b5562620ca4d3653 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/ee5d499f476d5d67b350d1c666a93742.pdf 7eefe46d16f2f482fef5591edfe92291 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Maryland Woman to the Adjutant General of the Army Balt Nov 11th 1864 Adjt Gen Thomas Dr sir, Not having heard from my Husband John Potter co G. 4th U.S.C.T. is reported Killed in Battle, please inform me if Such is the fact ore if in your powr please inf[rm?] me where he is. your Humble Sevt Liomia Potter no 242 Little Hughs St. Balt City Md please answr by rutrn mail we are all poor women from the Eastn Shore of Md Just out of Slavery please excuse us. Liomia Potter to Adjt Gen Thomas, 11 Nov. 1864, P-65 1864, Letters Received, ser. 366, Colored Troops Division, RG 94 [B-353]. Private John Potter, who was enslaved at the time of his enlistment in Baltimore on August 11, 1863, died of disease at Fortress Monroe on November 15, 1864. (Service record of John Potter, 4th USCI, Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations: Civil War, ser. 519, RG 94.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black war widow Liomia Potter writes to the Adjutant General of the Army for information about her husband Description An account of the resource Liomia Potter to L. Thomas, from Baltimore 11 Nov 1864 stating that she has not heard from her husband in months who is in 4th USCT. Adds that she and others "are all poor women from the Eastern Shore of Md just out of slavery." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/11/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore and Eastern Shore, MD Black soldiers family women https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/8c1e24dde0b2df9441a58ea68516a95b.pdf 31f268d93912dbfcf03941a675e1b50e https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/03c7ab8c9a5ba1d6d25dac46cc86d34c.pdf cef56f9bdd7d30bedc086aa9c1e1a8d7 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Headquarters of the Second Division to the Commander of the Second Brigade; Headquarters of the Second Division to the Commander of the Seventieth New York; and Commander of the Second Division to the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac Head Quarters, Hooker’s Division Camp Baker, Lower Potomac, Md. March 24, 1862. Brig. Gen’l. D. E. Sickles, Com’dg. 2d Brigade, I am directed by the Brigadier General Commanding the Division to request that you will send out to night all of the negroes who will be likely to gather valuable information concerning the position and number of the rebels on the north side of the Rappahannock. Not knowing but the two contrabands who were sent here on Saturday night last would be of service in this way directions were given for them to be returned to your camp. They have families on the other side, and will be willing to encounter almost any peril for the chance of securing them. Can two batteries be embarked at Liverpool Point on steamers from the wharf, or other means now there? Can the horses walk on — for it will consume too much time to lift them on board? With this you will receive two maps which may be of service to you. The General is looking for Officers of the proper Departments to receipt for the public property. Please have everything in readiness. The transportation allowed for your Head Quarters is three wagons. Very respectfully &c (signed) Joseph Dickinson Ass’t. Adjt. General. Head Quarters, Hooker’s Division Camp Baker, Lower Potomac, Md. March 24. 1862. Col. Wm. Dwight, Comd’g. 1st Reg’t. 2d Brigade, Mr Posey a citizen of Maryland reports that two of his servants are in your Camp. If you have reason to think that this is the case you will allow Mr Posey to look for them, and if found, permit him to take them. If any obstacle to their recovery should be thrown in his way by any one of your command, you will report them to these Head Quarters Very respectfully &c (signed) Joseph Dickinson Ass’t. Adjt. General. Telegram [Camp Baker, Lower Potomac, Md.] March 24. 1862. Brig. Gen’l. R. B. Marcy, The negro boy Cornelius who was supposed to have been shot a few nights since, has just come in. His master lives on the Rappahannock where, after he was shot at and chased by the rebel pickets, he concealed himself until now. He states that all the rebel troops have crossed the Rappahannock, except a few cavalry companies — that all of the bridges are standing — that the rebels have suspended work on the defences by order of Gen’l. Holmes — and that they are preparing to fall back on the advance of our troops which is looked for daily. All of the residents on the north side of the river have abandoned their farms, and taken their servants with them. Cornelius is a reliable boy. (signed) Joseph Hooker Brig. Gen’l. Com’dg. Division. Joseph Dickinson to Brig. Gen’l. D. E. Sickles, 24 Mar. 1862, Joseph Dickinson to Col. Wm. Dwight, 24 Mar. 1862, and Joseph Hooker to Brig. Gen’l. R. B. Marcy, 24 Mar. 1862, all in vol. 2/4 1AC, pp. 124-25, Letters Sent, ser. 3801, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 241 [C-4578]. A few days earlier, General Joseph Hooker had reported that fugitive slaves from Virginia were arriving at his division's camp (on the Maryland side of the lower Potomac River) “in such numbers… as to render it necessary for me to be advised of the disposition I shall make of them.” “To permit them to go at large in this secession district,” Hooker warned, “would, I have no doubt result in many of them being returned to their rebel masters, and I hope that it will not be permitted.” (Brig. Gen'l. Joseph Hooker to Brig. Gen'l. S. Williams, 18 Mar. 1862, H-204 1862, Letters Received, ser. 12, RG 94 [K-33].) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Joseph Hooker directs his subordinates to send Black men into rebel territory to search for their families and gather military intelligence Description An account of the resource Capt. Joseph Dickinson (AAG) to Brig. Gen, Daniel E. Sickles ordering the sending out of all Black Marylanders who will be likely to gather information on the rebel forces on the south side of the Rappahanock. They have families on the other side of the river, and will be willing to encounter almost any peril to secure them. A letter of the same date permits Mr. Posey, a Maryland enslaver, to enter the camp of the 70th New York to reclaim two of his enslaved workers. A subsequent telegram in the folder describes Cornelius, an enslaved man, as reliable for supplying information about the rebel forces to the Union army. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/24/1862 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Camp Baker, Charles County, MD Black spies family https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/e2b3f0f5ab4e22d50c3e231dfa812d96.pdf 0349305c1fd484dc4d9b85657dc7d06b https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/edce9493773f7fda203ca63796781d4f.pdf 74a2f75f220988910a57d665e4febede Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Commander of the First Division of the Twenty-Fifth Army Corps to the Headquarters of the Colored Bureau of the War Department Headq. 1st Division 25th Army Corps, In the Field. Chapin’s Farm. Va, March. 12. 1865. Colonel C. W. Foster A.A.G. Colored Bureau—War Dept Washington D.C. Sir, I would respectfully ask instructions under the following circumstances:— Thirteen colored men are forwarded through the Provost M. Dept from Maryland to the 23rd U.S.C.T., now under my command. They are styled "Drafted men — Deserters." With each man comes a Charge of Desertion, on a printed form; with a Specification in this, that he was duly drafted in the 5th District, duly notified, failed to report, was arrested, examined by Board of Enrollment, found fit for duty, and held to service. They are all signed by John C. Holland, Captain & Provost Marshal, 5th District Maryland. A Muster and Descriptive Roll of the whole party comes, crediting them variously to every District except the 5th, viz:— to the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 6tth 7th; and closing with this certificate:— "I certify, on honor, that this Muster and Descriptive Roll is correct, and that it exhibits the true statement of this Detachment of men released from confinement at this Post, and assigned to the 23rd U.S.C.T. per instructions from A.G.O. War Dept dated Feb’y 4th 1865 Station: Fort McHenry Md Wm J. Denslow Major. 91st N.Y. Vols Date: February—1865, (signed) Cmdg Post. There appears no evidence that the men were ever sent to any Draft Rendezvous, nor to any other military post, except to be confined at Fort McHenry. Consequently they cannot have been subjected to the examination prescribed in Circular No. 67. War Dept A.G.O. Aug. 26th 1864, providing the best medical talent for the purpose. Feeling suspicious of their physical soundness, I convened a Board of 3 full Surgeons (one being at present Surgeon in Chief of my Division) to examine them. They reject 6 out of the 13,* as follows:— James Crampton by reason of Scrofula. Robert Fountaine “ “ “ chronic rheumatism and debility. Eugene Boyd “ “ “ Hernia—old injuries—and gunshot wound in the head. Aaron Grey “ “ “ chronic rheumatism & oedema of lame legs. John Fletcher “ “ “ chronic rheumatism & general debility. John Cleary “ “ “ chronic bronchitis & general debility. Under precisely the same circumstances, and at the same time, 4 men are sent to the 9th U.S.C.T., also in my command. The Chief Surgeon of that Brigade examined them, and rejects 3 out of the 4, as follows:— Nace Butler because he has been kicked by a horse previous to his enlistment, produceing an internal injury, and affecting both his liver and left lung—has shortness of breath—has impaired vision. Jim Barnes “ he is of scropulous diathesis, has tenderness over the whole region of the liver, incapacitating him from wearing a belt—has chronic nephritis. Jim Jefferson “ he has atrophy of his testicles produced by metastasis of mumps—has severe cicatrix on each arm from a burn, interfering with the free use of his arms—has his left ankle joint partially stiffened by contraction of muscles. Now I would respectfully ask, can I be allowed to reject these men and send them home, forwarding copies of reports of my Medical Board, as prescribed in Par. III. of Circular No. 67.? Or must I consider them as accepted, send them to their regiments for one week, and then have them regularly discharged, as prescribed in Par. IV. Circular No. 74. A.G.O. 1864.? For the present I am retaining the men at my Headquarters. Secondly—These men are called Deserters. But no evidence is offered, directly to the point. No witnesses are named at the foot of the Charges & Specifications. Nothing but the simple Charge (which is the very thing to be proved) and Provost M. Holland’s certificate that the facts stated in the Specification are true extracts from his records. The Muster & Descriptive Roll shows nothing but presumptive evidence. It only professes to forward them, AS deserters. The whole comes back upon the fidelity of the Provost Marshal records. And what is there to prove the records? That we will illustrate presently. But, — and this is the most significant feature in the matter, — in each case a reward of $30.00 has been paid for his apprehension, and it is entered against each man on the Descriptive Roll. On account of the utter lack of testimony to set before the Court, I have sent all those accepted by the Surgeons, to duty with their regiments without trial; and under Army Reg. 159.-160. I have given directions that the reward of $30.00 be NOT set against their pay until further orders. I would respectfully ask that this be confirmed— that, in such cases, the men be not subjected to this stoppage. It may be safely presumed that the poor slaves of Maryland, knowing nothing of the forms of law, and very little of their own rights, have been, and are still, the victims of great frauds, and of much illegal compulsion. And it would be hard and unfair to add this fine to the bulk of their grievances. One of the above cases deserves particular mention, as presenting a curious complication. Alexander Devries was drafted May 25th 1864, and exempted June 2nd 1864, by reason of Hernia. A certificate of exemption was given him, on a printed form (32) signed by John C. Holland Provost Marsh. & Presid. of Board of Enrollment. P.W. Witwright - Member of Board of Enrollment. R.E. Dorsey Surgeon of Board of Enrollment. all in proper order. Yet he is sent to us like the rest, charged with desertion: specification in this, that he was drafted (on same draft), failed to report !!!, was arrested, examined by the Board of Enrollment, found fit for duty, and held to service. The two documents comprising this flat contradiction both came to us with the man, and were both signed by John C. Holland Capt. & Provost Marshal. My Medical Board examined Devries,— found that he was cured of his hernia, if he ever had it,— pronounced him fit for duty,— and I have sent him to his regiment. Now,— leaving out of view the medical discrepancies in this case, and the unpleasant inquiries to which they might lead,— it is difficult to conceive how they could have had the brass to charge him with desertion, and to pay somebody $30.00 for his apprehension, and then credit it against his pay. One so clear case of negligence or of fraud, throws a discredit upon all the rest, and goes to confirm the many stories that reach us of the various abuses perpetrated upon the negros, under military forms; amounting very often to impressment. It induces the belief that this whole scheme is a skilful way of getting $30.00 a head for negros. It is my firm belief that every one of these men were virtually impressed, or rather kidnapped. So they declare, themselves. P.S. — 5 more cases have just arrived with similar papers. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant Edwd A. Wild Brig. Gen. Commdg Brig. Gen. Edwd A. Wild to Colonel C. W. Foster, 12 Mar. 1865, Letters, Orders, & Reports Received by the 1st-3d Divisions, ser. 533, 25th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 9 [C-4514]. Colonel Foster referred the matter to General E.O.C. Ord for review through an endorsement on March 22, 1865. “Pending an investigation,” Foster wrote, “the men will be sent to the regiments to which they have been assigned.” Circular No. 67 required “a careful examination of every recruit, substitute, &c., received at the general rendezvous established for the reception of recruits.” Accordingly, it directed “that the Surgeon-General place at each of the general rendezvous referred to as many officers of the Medical Corps as may be necessary to make the requisite examinations.” (Circular No. 67, War Dept., Adjutant-General’s Office, 26 Aug. 1864, in Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, ser. 3, vol. 4, p. 641.) According to Part IV of Circular No. 74, “[d]rafted men and substitutes will not be discharged for disability existing before entering into service (except on the examination provided for in Circular 67 of 1864, from the Adjutant-General’s Office) until they have been with the regiment to which assigned one week.” (Circular No. 74, War Dept., Adjutant-General’s Office, 14 Sept. 1864, in Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, ser. 3, vol. 4, p. 641.) Sections 159 and 160 of The Revised United States Army Regulations of 1861 dealt with desertion. Section 159 stipulated that “[n]o deserter shall be restored to duty without trial, except by authority competent to order the trial,” while 160 required that “[r]ewards and expenses paid for apprehending a deserter will be set against his pay, when adjudged by a court-martial, or when he is restored to duty without trial on such condition.” (The Revised United States Army Regulations of 1861 [Washington, D.C., 1863], pp. 29-30.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Edward A. Wild reports on an apparent scheme to defraud Black recruits of a portion of their pay by listing them as deserters Description An account of the resource General Edwd. A. Wild to Col. C.W. Foster (A.A.G.), In the Field, Chapin's Farm, VA identifying an evident scheme to defraud Black recuits of a portion of their pay by declaring them deserters despite having failed to notify them of their recruitment or afford them proper medical examination. Concludes "these men were virtually impressed, or rather kidnapped. So they declare, themselves." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/12/1865 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/a8fa9fedadf87221b6cb84d8fad346b5.pdf b1deb596f99462ed698d9fd2adc8d9a2 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/298abea5e2109a692edc2eb634d9e870.pdf 520fd2a0539754b2010f5f689fdcbef1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Aide-de-camp to the Commander of the Third Separate Brigade; and the Governor of Maryland to the Commander of the Middle Department Easton, Talbot Co. Md. Nov. 9th 1864 Brig. Genl. H. H. Lockwood Comdg 3rd Sep. Brig. 8th A.C. General: I beg leave to call your attention to certain practices in the counties through which I have passed, viz: Somerset, Worcester, Dorchester & Talbot, which are alike in conflict with natural justice and civil law. The laws of this state provide that all children, whose parents are by the Orphans Court unable to support them, may be bound out by the orphans’ Court until of age but in all such cases the parent or parents may select the party to whom the child is to be bound. Now in the counties above named colored children have been taken from parents who were perfectly able to support them; others sixteen, seventeen and even eighteen years of age who might easily maintain themselves and also assist in the support of their mothers and younger brothers and sisters are also taken and bound out and without any regard being paid to the wishes of the parent in the selection of the person to whom they were bound. In other cases parents have appeared before the Orphans’ Court and requested that their children might be bound to other parties than those named by the court and their requests have been entirely disregarded. It is needless to mention that in a large majority of cases these children are bound to southern sympathisers. I think, General, some steps should be taken to regulate this matter. I see no remedy except the partial execution, at least, of the order issued by Maj. Genl. Wallace, last spring, declaring martial law in certain Eastern Shore Counties. I did not deem it necessary to take affidavits in this matter, as I presume there can be no doubt as to the correctness of my information. I am, General Yours Very Respectfully James C. Mullikin Lieut. & A.D.C. State of Maryland EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Annapolis Nov. 10th 1864 Major Genl. Lew. Wallace Comdg. Middle Department General: I have just read your General Order No 112 published in this morning’s papers in reference to protection to be furnished by the Military Authorities to Slaves recently emancipated under the provisions of the new Constitution of the State just adopted— The general scope and object of your order as I understand it, is, I think, if the order itself is discretely executed, calculated to be of much service in assisting a class generally very ignorant, now for the first time thrown upon their own resources— I fear however that without some explanation, it may mislead some of the Civil Officers of the State in connection with their duties as prescribed in our legislative Code— I do not refer to any thing connected with the Slave Code of the State; that of course is entirely abrogated in effect by the adoption of the new Constitution, — but there are other provisions in our Code having exclusive reference to the free Colored population of the State, now, more than ever requiring strict observance from the large and sudden increase made to that class of our population— I cannot suppose that you design any interference with that portion of our Statute laws, as your order itself seems only to look to the interposition of a Military Authority or protection until the Legislature of the State may make such protection unnecessary— Under these circumstances I have deemed it proper to call to your attention the 6th Article of our Code of Public General Laws relating to apprentices, whereby provision is made for binding out the minor children of free persons of color who have not the means or are unwilling themselves to take care of their offspring. The law provides all proper precautions for notifying such parents of the proceedings, summoning them before our Orphans Courts and consulting the wishes of both parent and child on the subject, and you will find it laid down in the Article mentioned sec. 31 et seq. I have the less hesitation in relying upon it as embracing very salutary and necessary provisions particularly required by the new state of things introduced by the present Constitution, from the fact that I know the Convention which adopted that Constitution had themselves at one time during their session introduced similar provisions to meet the obvious necessity of taking care of an infant class thus suddenly deprived of the support to which they had been accustomed, and only ultimately struck out that provision on the ground that this very enactment to which I have referred, met the requirements of the case. Without the exercise of some such power by the proper County Authorities, there would be great danger, especially during the inclement season now approaching, of large numbers of that infant population, thus suddenly thrown adrift in every County of the State suffering very severely, and who could not reach even the protection which your order seems intended to provide in the City of Baltimore. What I would therefore respectfully suggest in connection with the subject of your order, is that the Orphans Courts may be given to understand that you have no purpose of interfering with their execution of existing laws on the subject of free negroes, or at least no farther than to require that no abuse of the authority thereby vested in them shall be practiced, and that the terms and limitations of the law be strictly observed Very Respectfully Your obdt. Servt. A W Bradford Lieut. James C. Mullikin to Brig. Genl. H. H. Lockwood, 9 Nov. 1864, M-762 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4237]; A W Bradford to Major Genl. Lew. Wallace, 10 Nov. 1864, M-765 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4238]. General Orders No. 112 named abuses of the apprenticeship system on the Eastern Shore. It charged that “evil disposed parties in certain counties of the State of Maryland… intend obstructing the operation, and nullifying, as far as they can, the emancipation provision of the New Constitution: and that for this purpose they are availing themselves of certain laws, portions of the ancient slave code of Maryland, as yet unrepealed, to initiate as respects the persons heretofore slaves, a system of forced apprenticeship.” The order thus stipulated that “all persons within the limits of the Middle Department heretofore slaves, but now free, by operation of the New Constitution, shall be considered under special military protection, until the Legislature of Maryland may, by its enactments, make such military protection unnecessary.” It created a “Freedmen’s Bureau for said Department” headquartered in Baltimore to investigate the claims of Black Marylanders and make arrests when appropriate. To accomplish this end, it required provost marshals, “particularly those on the Eastern and Western Shores” where these abuses were most prevalent, to hear complaints and assist the head of the newly-created Freedmen’s Bureau, Major William M. Este, in supporting the rights of Black Marylanders. Finally, the order created a “Freedmen’s Rest” to temporarily care for “the sick, helpless, and needy,” which would be funded by donations, fines, and if necessary, levies on the property of Confederate sympathizers. (General Orders. No. 112, Head-Quarters Middle Department, Eighth Army Corps, 9 Nov. 1864, vol. 61 8AC, General Orders (Printed), ser. 2352, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4170], published in Freedom, ser. 1, vol. 2, pp. 513-515.) Sections ten through thirty of Article Six of the 1860 Maryland Code provided regulations for white children and sections thirty-one through forty covered the apprenticing of “the child of any free negro.” Free-born Black children were subject to harsher penalties once apprenticed and could be bound more easily than their white neighbors. Where white children could only be bound after becoming orphans or in cases “extreme indigence,” section thirty-one stated merely that “the child of any free negro” may be bound “if it shall appear upon examination before [an Orphans’ Court] that it would be better for the habits and comfort of such child that it should be bound as an apprentice to some white person to learn to labor.” Although article fifteen required that white apprentices receive a “reasonable education in reading, writing and arithmetic,” article thirty-six stipulated that “it shall not be necessary… in any indenture of a negro made by the trustees of the poor, to require that any education shall be given to such negro apprentice.” Article forty, moreover, mandated that “if any negro apprentice abscond or run away,” they would not only be held liable to the apprentice holder for any loss of income, but also “the said court shall have full power to authorize the master of such absconding apprentice to sell such apprentice, and for the whole period he may have to serve, to any person within the State.” No portion of Article Six permitted white children to be sold. (The Maryland Code, vol. 1 [Baltimore, 1860], pp. 31-39.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amid widespread abuses of the apprenticeship system to bind formerly enslaved children, Governor Bradford complains about oversight efforts Description An account of the resource James C. Mullikin (ADC) to H.H. Lockwood (3d sep brig) notifying him on abuses of apprenticeship system and suggesting the implementation of martial law in relevant counties on the Eastern Shore. Followed by A.W. Bradford (Gov of MD) to Gen. Lew Wallace (comdg Middle Dept) complaining of Wallace's General Order No. 112, which provided protections for formerly enslaved people from the apprenticeship system under which formerly enslaved children were widely bound to their former enslavers on the Eastern Shore. Under antebellum Maryland law, Bradford argued, "provision is made for binding out the minor children of free persons of color who have not the means or are unwilling themselves to take care of their offspring." This practice of apprenticeship, Bradford claimed, grew from the "necessity of taking care of an infant class thus suddenly deprived of the support to which they had been accustomed." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/9/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eastern Shore, MD Apprentice children https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/66d97ddf0694b86b31e2f4d51659ab5e.pdf ca22d640cd5a48220fffcb032a69e541 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/e3cea5fa0184121985c6307fc21c1006.pdf 2ef4846da0631c64e00eb322ada00903 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Commander of the Post at Newton to the Headquarters of the Third Separate Brigade Newtown Md Oct 8th 1864 Lieut James C Mullikin Sir I have the honer to report that numerous Complaints having been made to me conserning the treatment of certain colored persons confined in the jail of sumerset County in Princess Ann. I paid a visit to the jail to day. the jailor at first denied there was such persons confined there but upon my insisting upon being showed over the place I found confined the following persons one free born Colored man who is Confined for the purpose of being forced into the Army. One colored man who has served six months in the army and has a discharge is confined in a cell and has been flogged untill the b[l]ood ran down on the floor by the same man who enlisted him when he first entered the service. There are four others who are confined to get there consent to enter the army. these statements have been corroberated by loyal citizens of Sumerset County and I would respecfully urge that some immediate action be taken the premises Very Respecfuly yours Obt Serv Lieut M Karney Commanding Post [Endorsement] Head Quarters 3d Sep. Brigade 8 A.C. Balt. Md Oct 15. 1864 Respectfully forwd to Dept. Hd Qrs for instructions. My own feelings are to redress the wrongs of these poor men at all hazards, but ignorant of the policy of Maj Genl Wallace which I regard it my duty to carry out, I submit the case as a basis for general action. Many somewhat similar cases in this very county took place a year or so ago but tho’ brought to the notice of the then Comdg Genl. I could get no instructions. Under the laws of Md Masters can confine their slaves at their discretion & this may be claimed in this case. If how ever it shall appear that these men are confined for having been in the Army, or to force them then we have a right & it is our duty to protect them. H. H. Lockwood Brig Genl [Endorsement] [Baltimore, Md., October ? 1864] Return to Gen. Lockwood, with direction that he send a discreet officer to investigate the affair, and release the negros, if the facts are as represented within. Future cases of the kind, Gen L. will cause to be investigated, and reported to Hd Qrs. of Dept for orders. LW [Endorsement] Head-Quarters, Middle Department, EIGHTH ARMY CORPS. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 22d 1864. Respectfully returned to Brig. Genl. H. H. Lockwood, Comm’dg 3d Sep. Brigade, who is instructed to send a discreet officer to investigate this affair, and if the facts are as represented within, to release the negroes. In the future, cases of this kind will be investigated, and reported to Department Head Quarters, for orders.— By Command Maj. Genl. Wallace Oliver Matthews A.A.G. [Endorsement] Easton Md, Nov, 9th 1864 Respectfully returned to Lt. Clayton A.A.A.G. with the information that I visited the jail at Princess Anne and learned that the parties within referred to had been confined but all had been released prior to my visit. J. C. Mullikin Lieut. & A.D.C. Lt. M. Karney to Lt. James C. Mullikin, 8 Oct. 1864, K-197 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4138]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Report that free Black Marylanders were held in jail to compel them to enlist in the Army Description An account of the resource Lt. M. Karney (cmdg post at Newton) to Lt. James C. Mullikin reporting on the conditions of the jail in Princess Ann, where several Black prisoners are held, apparently without charges. Some appear to have been enslaved and at least one discharged from the Army, flogged by the man who enlisted him. "There are four others who are confined to get their consent to enter the army." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/8/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Princess Ann, Somerset Co., MD Free people of color jails recruitment https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/a3d00413946a329305aca08cc48fc463.pdf 5c13244807abc9dd5eb1bc22e265f036 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/16506daeeeb5a48439a39de3e58a807e.pdf 8ecff23b0b25a075385ddd9f6a266361 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Headquarters of the Middle Department to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General for Maryland and Delaware; and the Deputy Provost Marshal of Somerset County to the Provost Marshal General Head Quarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps, Baltimore, December 2nd 1864 Colonel, I am instructed by the Major General Commanding to request you to direct Mr Levin D Collier Dept: Pro: Marshal at Salisbury, to proceed at once to compel Joshua W Phillips, in Barren Creek District Somerset Co, to deliver to Sarah Parsons (colored) all her children now withheld from her by said Phillips. If he fails or refuses to obey your order, to arrest him and send him at once to Baltimore, and deliver him to the Provost Marshal, 8th A.C. I am Colonel Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant Saml B Lawrence A. A. G. To Col. Wm H. Browne A.A.P.M.G., Md & Del. Deputy Provost Marshals office Salisbury [Md.] Dec. 9" 1864. Col. Wm H. Browne, A. A. Prov. Mar. Genl. for Maryland & Delaware. Dear Sir— In accordance with instructions received from you, I proceeded to the residence of Joshua H. Phillips, Esq. and demanded the delivery of the children of Sarah Parsons (Col.) The children were delivered to Sarah and said Phillips gave me an instrument of writing relinquishing all claims to them. Very Respectfully Your obdt. Servant Levin D. Collier Dep. Prov. Mar. for Somerset Co. Md Saml B Lawrence to Col. Wm H. Browne, 2 Dec. 1864, filed with Levin D. Collier to Col. Wm H. Browne, 9 Dec. 1864, M-834 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4236]. The children listed as owned by Jos W Phillips on the 1860 census were two girls, one and three years old. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sarah Parsons retrieves her daughters from her former enslaver with help from the military Description An account of the resource Saml B Lawrence to Col. Wm H. Browne (AAPMG for MD & DE) directing him to send the deputy pro mar at Salsbury "to compel Joshua W Phillips, in Barren Creek District Somerset Co, to deliver to Sarah Parsons (colored) all her children now withheld from her by said Phillips." If Phillips refused, he was to be arrested and sent to Baltimore. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/2/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Somerset County, MD Apprentice family women