White officers discuss how to handle a Black New York soldier who enlisted in a white unit stationed at Fort McHenry
description: William Lee (capt NY vols) to Adj of NY Vols writing that he received a group of 46 men in which there was a Black man, George Tankard of NY. Lee states that he has put Tankard to work in the kitchen, and he feels that it would be unsafe to drill or house the Black soldier with the white ones. Asks that the man be moved immediately to USCT—request granted.
date: 9/20/1864
coverage: Fort McHenry, MD