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April 3, 1865: The Liberation of Richmond | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Too Little, Too Late: The Confederacy Approves Black Recruitment. Powerful Images of Ex-Slaves →. April 3, 1865: The Liberation of Richmond. April 3, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. Brooks Simpson at Crossroads reminds us that Richmond’s fall was also a significant moment in emancipation of slaves in the Civil War, especially as the main Union troops to enter the city first were African Americans of the U.S. Colored Troops. About Donald R. Shaffer. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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October | 2014 | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Monthly Archives: October 2014. Emancipation: The Destruction of Slave Property? October 22, 2014. Donald R. Shaffer. The spring before last I traveled to the hallowed halls of Harvard to be a presenter at a symposium on emancipation in the Civil War and advent of the recruiting of black soldiers into the Union Army. Highlighting the speakers were the … Continue reading →. General Order No. 3. Powerful Images of Ex-Slaves. April 3, 1865: The Liberation of Richmond.
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November | 2014 | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Monthly Archives: November 2014. Slavery Ends in Maryland: November 1, 1864. November 1, 2014. Donald R. Shaffer. Abraham Lincoln originally had planned for emancipation to begin in the loyal slave states, with slaveholders gradually freeing their slaves over the remainder of the nineteenth century and being compensated with financing provided by the federal government. (And as many … Continue reading →. General Order No. 3. Powerful Images of Ex-Slaves.
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December | 2014 | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Monthly Archives: December 2014. So Slavery Wasn’t So Bad? December 29, 2014. Donald R. Shaffer. Originally posted on Crossroads. We’ve all heard it before from defenders of Confederate heritage: slavery wasn’t so bad. Of course, the people who say this are overwhelmingly white people, including descendants of slaveholders (hello, Connie Chastain! Some people have also…. African Americans and Sherman’s March. December 7, 2014. Donald R. Shaffer. Freedom by the Sword.
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Sesquicentennial of Juneteenth | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. General Order No. 3. June 19, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. HEAD-QUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS. Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865. The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the. Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality. Of rights, and rights of property between former master and slaves and the connec-. Tion heretofore existing between them becomes that of employer and free laborer. I am writing ...
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April | 2015 | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Monthly Archives: April 2015. Powerful Images of Ex-Slaves. April 17, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. April 3, 1865: The Liberation of Richmond. April 3, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. Originally posted on Crossroads. On April 3, 1865, United States soldiers, most of them African Americans. entered what had been the capital of the Confederacy, freeing what had been Richmond’s enslaved population. Although there were other days in the war…. General Order No. 3. Freedom by the Sword.
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March | 2015 | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Monthly Archives: March 2015. Too Little, Too Late: The Confederacy Approves Black Recruitment. March 13, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. General Order No. 3. Powerful Images of Ex-Slaves. April 3, 1865: The Liberation of Richmond. Too Little, Too Late: The Confederacy Approves Black Recruitment. Blogroll and Useful Websites. A People's Contest. African American Civil War Memorial. African American Soldiers and Sailors. Civil Books and Authors. Civil War Books and Authors.
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June | 2015 | Civil War Emancipation
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Remembering freedom for the slaves …. Monthly Archives: June 2015. June 19, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. HEAD-QUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865 General Orders No. 3 The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute … Continue reading →. General Order No. 3. June 19, 2015. Donald R. Shaffer. General Order No. 3. Powerful Images of Ex-Slaves. Blogroll and Useful Websites.