Letter from a Battle Creek, Michigan African American Physician to the Union Secretary of War
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OCR Page 1 of 4Rattle Cruck Oct goth 1801
you Simon Cameron
Scoy of War.
Dear Sir:
Yaving
learned that in your instruct
tions to Gin Sherman you
anthonysa the enrollment of
colored persons prish to so:
hoit the privilege of raising
from five to ten thousand fire
men to report in sayty days
to take any position that may
be assignis us (sharp shooters
preferred). W would like white
persons for superior officers,
If this proposition is not
accepted we will if armed I
equipped by the government
fight as guerillas.
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