1863-01-24, Letter from Johannes Lefevre to Sol. Dubois
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- Created Date
- 1863-01-24
- Description
Letter written from Johannes Lefevre to Sol. Dubois during the Civil War. Johannes wrote this letter while serving in the Union Army and camped outside of New Orleans. In the letter Johannes describes the role escaped slaves played in the war. They were employeed by Union soldiers to cook, shine boots, clean swords, chop wood, and perform picket duty in exposed places.
- Creator
Lefevre, Johannes, 1837-1864
- Partner
- Empire State Digital Network
- Contributing Institution
- Historic Huguenot Street
- Supporting Institution
- Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
- Collection
- Historic Huguenot Street
- Subjects
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence
Fugitive slaves
Civil wars
Soldiers
Correspondence
Lefevre, Johannes (1837-1864) - Type
- text
- Format
- Handwritten manuscript
- Language
- English
- Rights
- This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information.
- Chicago citation style
- Lefevre, Johannes, 1837-1864. 1863-01-24, Letter from Johannes Lefevre to Sol. Dubois. 1863-01-24. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/ref/collection/hhs/id/363. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Lefevre, Johannes, 1837-1864, (1863-01-24) 1863-01-24, Letter from Johannes Lefevre to Sol. Dubois. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/ref/collection/hhs/id/363
- MLA citation style
- Lefevre, Johannes, 1837-1864. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/ref/collection/hhs/id/363>.