African American Military Organization During the Civil War, Special Order Assigning Sergeant to Colored Detachment, 1863
Hill, William Augustus. Special Order No. 118, 3 December 1863, documenting the assignment of a Union Army sergeant to a “Colored Detachment” during the early formation of African American military units following the Emancipation Proclamation. Issued from the Draft Rendezvous at Long Island in Boston Harbor, the order directs Sergeant.....