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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 19 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 19 1 Browse Search
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 2 14 0 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 12 4 Browse Search
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States 10 0 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 10 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: September 4, 1862., [Electronic resource] 10 0 Browse Search
James Redpath, The Roving Editor: or, Talks with Slaves in the Southern States. 8 0 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 1 8 0 Browse Search
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 I. 7 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Further from the North. (search)
llegiance;" they will take the oath three times a day, it required, and break it twice as often. Quarrel between Gen. Phelps and Butler about the "Nigger" A correspondence between Butler and Phelps is published in the Northern papers. ThePhelps is published in the Northern papers. The latter made a requisition for arms, accoutrements, clothing, &c., for three regiments of negroes. Butler reputed that he desired Phelps to employ contrabands in cutting down trees, and that he had ordered the quarter master to furnish axes and tensPhelps to employ contrabands in cutting down trees, and that he had ordered the quarter master to furnish axes and tens. Phelps replied that he was not willing to become a slave driver, having no qualifications for that office, and that his resignation was accordingly tendered. Butler in turn told him that he must do his duty as directed to do, and that hisPhelps replied that he was not willing to become a slave driver, having no qualifications for that office, and that his resignation was accordingly tendered. Butler in turn told him that he must do his duty as directed to do, and that his resignation would not be received. He added that white soldiers were at least as good as negroes, and the latter should do the labor marked out for them.