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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : The Freedmen's Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known as the Freedmen's Bureau or (mistakenly) the Freedman's Bureau, was an agency of the government of the United States that was formed to aid distressed refugees of the United States Civil War, including former slaves and poor white farmers.
		The Bureau was established on March 3, 1865 by the United States Congress and administered by the United States Department of War, and headed by Union general Oliver O. Howard.
		The Bureau recommended that this man be removed, and engineered a sound financial plan to protect the farm, which included an agent from the Bureau who would supervise the financial transactions on the farm in order to protect the freedmen from fraud.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /The_Freedmen%27s_Bureau (1350 words)

	eogen - United States Colored Troops
		The United States Colored Troops represents the approximately 160 regiments and 10 batteries of light artillery organized in the Confederate States by the Union Army or as state militia in the North and redesignated as United States Colored Troops after the establishment of the Bureau of Colored Troops on May 22, 1863.
		Twenty-two regiments of U.S. Colored Troops participated in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia from June 15, 1864 to April 2, 1865.
		Eleven regiments of United States Colored Troops (8 from Louisiana, 1 from Mississippi, 1 from Missouri, and 1 organized in Louisiana and Mississippi) fought in the Mobile, Alabama Campaign (Battle of Fort Blakely) from March 31 to April 9, 1865.
	www.eogen.com /UnitedStatesColoredTroops (1086 words)

	Historic La Mott Pennsylvania -- Who They Were...What They Did (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		White officers for the colored troops were selected with great care, generally from regiments of white troops in the field.
		On October 3rd, 1863, the 6th Regiment and four companies of the 8th Regiment, colored troops were paraded in the city under the command of Colonel John W. Ames, and escorted by Lieutenant Colonel Louis Wagner and staff.
		The fl troops had pioneers to cut through the obstacles, but without covering artillery or caps on their rifles they would have to take fire without response until they could reach the works themselves.
	www.historic-lamott-pa.com /whothey.html (6576 words)

	Slavery in America
		The high death rate of fl soldiers from diseases stemmed principally from the fact that fl troops were often assigned to the least healthy posts, such as guarding river fortifications or doing fatigue labor in swamps and marshy areas.
		Most whites recognized the absurdity of arming slaves, agreeing with the opinion of one Confederate Senator from North Carolina who said: "If we are right in passing this measure (to arm the slaves), we were wrong in denying to the old government the right to interfere with the institution of slavery and to emancipate slaves.
		Harriet Tubman, for example, who knew the South well from her days in slavery and her efforts in helping slaves escape via the Underground Railroad, was formally commended by the Secretary of War for her work as a Union scout and as a nurse in the Sea Islands.
	www.slaveryinamerica.org /history/hs_es_overview.htm (11743 words)

	African American Freedom Fighters: Soldiers for Liberty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These units were known as the UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS, and all units were commanded by white officers.
		Mobilizing troops and building defense equipment required the spirit and help of a unified American effort.
		This was an extremely tough war for the American troops.
	www.cwpost.liunet.edu /cwis/cwp/library/aaffsfl.htm (10716 words)

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