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Language
English
Abstract
US Army circular issued by William S. Abert, Capt. 3rd Cavalry, by order of Major General Patterson, prohibiting African Americans
to dress in army uniforms, dated July 11, 1861.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], U.S. Army Circular regarding African Americans in the Civil War, A&M
3375, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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