Col. Creager and Negro Recruits
Summary
A man from Liberty who inquired about the legality of Col. Creager’s enlistments of enslaved African Americans to military headquarters in Baltimore resulted in Brevet Brigadier General Morris “suspending said Creager’s further action.”
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: August 26th, 1863
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Battles / Military
- Slavery / Emancipation
- African Americans
