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Title: Pacific Appeal - August 23, 1862

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

As the Civil War is taking its toll and depleting the ranks of Union soldiers, the writer asks when the northern effort will see the benefit of recruiting African American soldiers.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: battles; Civil War; Confiscation; soldiers

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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