- Collection:
- African American History
- Title:
- African American soldiers’ pension application ledger, 1892
- Creator:
- Douglass, Frederick C., active 1889-1897
- Date of Original:
- 1892
- Subject:
- Slaves--North Carolina--Biography
African Americans--North Carolina
African Americans--North Carolina--Craven County
Military pensions--United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
African American soldiers--Health and hygiene--History--19th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Claims
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- financial records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- African American Soldiers’ Pension Application Ledger for Black troops who served the U.S. Army and Navy during the Civil War from the New Bern, N.C. area and Eastern North Carolina. The claims request compensation for wounds and injuries received or diseases contracted by the applicants. Claims were submitted either by the veterans themselves or by their survivors. The military units, ships, and actions in which these men were involved are mentioned, as well as the conditions under which the men served. The ledger also contains marriage and medical certificates and genealogical information concerning the marriages and births among enslaved people. The ledger contains an index which provides the names, units, page numbers, and usually claim numbers for claimants. The ledger was once the property of Frederick Douglass, a black lawyer, minister, and teacher of New Bern who handled the claims. Refer to finding aid for additional information on the arrangement of the index and using the item for research.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/62368
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu.
- Contributing Institution:
- J.Y. Joyner Library
- Rights:
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