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District of Columbia 147
CHAPTER XIII.
JOHN BROWN--HERO AND MARTYR.
John Brown's Appearance in Kansas.--He denounces Slavery in a
Political Meeting at Osawatomie.--Mrs. Stearns's Personal Recollection
of John Brown.--Kansas infested by Border Ruffians.--The Battle of
Harper's Ferry.--The Defeat and Capture of Captain John Brown.--His
Last Letter written to Mrs. Steams.--His Trial and Execution.--His
Influence upon the Anti-slavery Question at the North.--His Place in
History 214

Part 7.
THE NEGRO IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
CHAPTER XIV.
DEFINITION OF THE WAR ISSUE.
Increase of Slave Population in Slave-holding States from
1850-1860.--Products of Slave Labor.--Basis of Southern
Representation.--Six Seceding States organize a New
Government.--Constitution of the Confederate Government.--Speech
by Alexander H. Stephens.--Mr. Lincoln in Favor of Gradual
Emancipation.--He is elected President of the United States.--The Issue
of the War between the States 228
CHAPTER XV.
"A WHITE MAN'S WAR."
The First Call for Troops.--Rendition of Fugitive Slaves by the
Army.--Col. Tyler's Address to the People of Virginia.--General Isaac
R. Sherwood's Account of an Attempt to secure a Fugitive Slave in his
Charge.--Col. Steedman refuses to have his Camp searched for Fugitive
Slaves by Order from Gen. Fry.--Letter from Gen. Buell in Defence of
the Rebels in the South.--Orders issued by Generals Hooker, Williams,
and Others, in Regard to harboring Fugitive Slaves in Union
Camps.--Observation Concerning Slavery from the "Army of the
Potomac."--Gen. Butler's Letter to Gen. Winfield Scott.--It is answered
by the Secretary of War.--Horace Greeley's Letter to the
President.--President Lincoln's Reply.--Gen. John C. Fremont,
Commander of the Union Army in Missouri, issues a Proclamation
emancipating Slaves in his District.--It is disapproved by the
President.--Emancipation Proclamation by Gen. Hunter.--It is rescinded
by the President.--Slavery and Union joined in a Desperate Struggle
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CHAPTER XVI.
THE NEGRO ON FATIGUE DUTY.
Negroes employed as Teamsters and in the Quartermaster's
Department.--Rebel General Mercer's Order to the Slave-holders issued
from Savannah.--He receives Orders from the Secretary of War to
impress a Number of Negroes to build Fortifications.--The Negro
proves himself Industrious and earns Promotion 260
CHAPTER XVII.
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATIONS.
Congress passes an Act to confiscate Property used for Insurrectionary
Purposes.--A Fruitless Appeal to the President to issue an
Emancipation Proclamation.--He thinks the Time not yet come for such
an Action, but within a Few Weeks changes his Opinion and issues an
Emancipation Proclamation.--The Rebels show no Disposition to
accept the Mild Terms of the Proclamation.--Mr. Davis gives Attention
to the Proclamation in his Third Annual Message.--Second
Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln January 1,
1863.--The Proclamation imparts New Hope to the Negro 263
CHAPTER XVIII.
EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.
The Question of the Military Employment of Negroes.--The Rebels
take the First Step toward the Military Employment of Negroes.--Grand
Review of the Rebel Troops at New Orleans.--General Hunter Arms the
First Regiment of Loyal Negroes at the South.--Official
Correspondence between the Secretary of War and General Hunter
respecting the Enlistment of the Black Regiment.--The Enlistment of
Five Negro Regiments authorized by the President.--The Policy of
General Phelps in Regard to the Employment of Negroes as Soldiers in
Louisiana.--A Second Call for Troops by the President.--An Attempt to

amend the Army Appropriation Bill so as to prohibit the Further
Employment of Colored Troops.--Governor John A. Andrew, of
Massachusetts, authorized by Secretary of War to organize Two
Regiments of Colored Troops.--General Lorenzo Thomas is despatched
to the Mississippi Valley to superintend the Enlistment of Negro
Soldiers in the Spring of 1863.--An Order issued by the War
Department in the Fall of 1863 for the Enlistment of Colored
Troops.--The Union League Club of New York City raises Two
Regiments.--Recruiting of Colored Troops in Pennsylvania.--Major
George L. Stearns assigned Charge of the Recruiting of Colored Troops
in the Department of the Cumberland.--Free Military School
established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.--Endorsement of the School
by Secretary Stanton.--The Organization of the School.--Official Table
giving Number of Colored Troops in the Army.--The Character of
Negro Troops.--Mr. Greeley's Editorial on "Negro Troops."--Letter
from Judge-Advocate Holt to the Secretary of War on the "Enlistment
of Slaves."--The Negro Legally and Constitutionally a Soldier.--History
records his Deeds of Patriotism. 276
CHAPTER XIX.
NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.
Justification of the Federal Government in the Employment of Slaves
as Soldiers.--Trials of the Negro Soldier.--He undergoes Persecution
from the White Northern Troops, and Barbarous Treatment from the
Rebels.--Editorial of the "New York Times" on the Negro Soldiers in
Battle.--Report of the "Tribune" on the Gallant Exploits of the 1st
South Carolina Volunteers.--Negro Troops in all the
Departments.--Negro Soldiers in the Battle of Port Hudson.--Death of
Captain Andre Callioux.--Death of Color-Sergeant Anselmas
Planciancois.--An Account of the Battle of Port Hudson.--Official
Report of General Banks.--He applauds the Valor of the Colored
Regiments at Port Hudson.--George H. Boker's Poem on "The Black
Regiment."--Battle of Milliken's Bend, June, 1863.--Description of the
Battle.--Memorable Events of July, 1863.--Battle on Morris
Island.--Bravery of Sergeant Carney.--An Account of the 54th

Massachusetts Regiment by