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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxii. Negro soldiery. (search)
Nov. 12. accordingly; but Washington, upon full consideration, wrote Dec. 31. to the President of Congress that the free negroes are reported to to be very much dissatisfied at being discarded; and adds: As it is apprehended that they may seek employ in the Ministerial Army, I have presumed to depart from the resolution respecting them, and have given license for their being enlisted. If this is disapproved by Congress, I will put a stop to it. Congress hereupon decided Jan. 16, 1776. That the free negroes, who have served faithfully in the army at Cambridge, may be reenlisted therein; but no others. Lord Dunmore, Royal Governor of Virginia, had ere this issued Nov., 1775. a Proclamation of martial law, wherein he called all persons capable of bearing arms, to report to His Majesty's standard, on pain of confiscation, forfeiture, &c., as traitors; and proceeded; And I do hereby further declare all indented servants, negroes or others (appertaining to r