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Descriptive
Recruitment Lists of Volunteers
for the United States Colored
Troops for the State of
Missouri, 1863-1865 (M1894) |
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Announcing
a New Microfilm
Publication |
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The
Story Began in September 2000 at
the Opening of the Julius K.
Hunter & Friends African
American Research Collection. |
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He
Told of a Unique Missouri Source. |
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The
Source was the Recruitment
Records of Missouri’s Civil
War Colored Troops. |
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A
Partnership Was Formed |
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Thanks
to the Efforts of National
Archives' Staff |
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National Archives Staff |
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Records
were Microfilmed in 2002. |
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The
National Archives Prepared a
Descriptive Pamphlet About this
Microfilm Set. |
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A
Copy of the Descriptive Pamphlet
is Available on the Web. |
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What
Do These Records Tell? |
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Some
Indexes Exist. |
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Comprehensive
Indexing Begun by Saint
Louis University History Major |
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Completed
Index Will Be on Web. |
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Index
to Recruitment Lists Looks
Like This. |
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Left
Side of Index Page Tells |
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Right
Side of Index Page Tells |
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Indexes
Show that Recruits Were Born
in 22 States. |
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Each
Recruit’s Record Spans 2 Pages. |
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Example
of Descriptive Recruitment List |
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Emancipation
Proclamation Did Not Free Slaves
in Border States. |
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–
Law Stated – No Man Shall
Fight as a Slave. |
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To
increase enlistment in
the Colored Troops and to
appease loyal slave owners in
border states, compensation
was offered to the owners of
slaves who enlisted in the
Colored Troops. |
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–
Compensation Offer – |
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Compensation
Offer Triggered Detailed Record
Keeping! |
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Some
Records Contain the Basic
Requested Information Which
Provides Excellent Research
Clues. |
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Wesley
Perkins, 50rs. old Exceeded
Age Limit of 45 yrs., Sent
Home after Several Months |
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Levi
Perkins, 18 yrs. old Survived
the War, Married & Had
Children |
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Washington
Perkins, 21 yrs. old Died in
the War |
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Some
Records However, Provide Extra Information
that
is Truly Amazing! |
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Anderson
Marlow, 18 yrs. old |
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James
Brown, 18 yrs. old |
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Simon
Williams Junior, 16 |
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Simon
Williams Junior, 16yrs. old |
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Charles
Alexander Edward, 29 yrs. old |
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Initially,
These Microfilms Are Available in
Two Locations. |
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We
Hope They Will Soon Be Purchased
Across the U.S. |
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Thank
You Donors! |
