Broadside "To the People of the Trans-Miss. Department"
9/15/1863
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The Confederacy depended on enslaved people to build fortifications, cook, drive supply wagons, work in hospitals, and produce munitions. Slave labor also planted and harvested many Southern crops, especially when white males were away fighting. The Union’s decision to emancipate, enlist, and arm black men was an enormous threat to Southern independence. This broadside urged owners to move their slaves away from the advancing Union Army and contribute their “servants” to the cause.
This primary source comes from the War Department Collection of Confederate Records.
National Archives Identifier: 4662608
Full Citation: Broadside 'To the People of the Trans-Miss. Department'; 9/15/1863; Orders and Circulars of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department, 1874–1899; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/broadside-to-the-people-of-the-transmiss-department, April 26, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.