15th Pennsylvania Cavalry papers, January 1863
Permanent ID:
13191Dates:
January 1863Image Description:
A folder of documents relating to the activities of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry during January 1863. Included are several Special Orders from General Mitchell. He addresses the fate of the mutineers now captured in Nashville, TN. He also gives directives to "procure and employ negroes" for work in the union army camps as cooks, teamsters, laborers. He gives special instructions for how the army should forcibly extract slaves from rebel owners and officially compensate loyal slaveowners for their property.Format:
Manuscripts; Printed MatterCollection:
Charles Malone Betts papersRelated Person or Organization:
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Malone Betts (Manufacturer)Library of Congress Subjects:
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865) [info:lc/authorities/names/no2007127006]