Scrapbook kept by Eli C. Kinsley, a member of the 47th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, while he was provost marshal and judge in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, 1863. The items include official orders, circulars, letters, accounts, and clippings concerning army administration and the government of the freedmen. A few loose pieces relate to Kinsley's duties as Assistant Provost Marshal of Massachusetts at Vicksburg in 1864
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- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
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- MSS 20
About This Item
- Creator:
- Kinsley, Eli C.
- Date Created:
- 1863 to 1864
- Format:
- Text
- Genre:
- scrapbooks
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 9.8 x 11.6 inches
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- This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Military occupation--Southern States--History--19th century, Freed persons--Southern States--History--19th century, Slave labor--Confederate States of America, and Slaves--Emancipation--United States
- Subject - Names:
- United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands and United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Lafourche Parish (La.), and Vicksburg (Miss.)--Siege
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- The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
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- No Copyright - United States
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.
This item is part of:
About This Item
- Creator:
- Kinsley, Eli C.
- Date Created:
- 1863 to 1864
- Format:
- Text
- Genre:
- scrapbooks
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 9.8 x 11.6 inches
- Note:
- This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Military occupation--Southern States--History--19th century, Freed persons--Southern States--History--19th century, Slave labor--Confederate States of America, and Slaves--Emancipation--United States
- Subject - Names:
- United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands and United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Lafourche Parish (La.), and Vicksburg (Miss.)--Siege
Find This Item
- Persistent URL:
- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/474cnp5jzt-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- dams:608266
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Administrative Unit:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
- BV7
- Call Number:
- MSS 20
Access and Copyright
- Rights Statement:
- The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
- Rights Status:
- No Copyright - United States
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.