May 07, 2020 - Sale 2534

Sale 2534 - Lot 311

Price Realized: $ 344
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) General Orders #143 regarding the formation of the United States Colored Troops. 2 printed pages, 7 1/2 x 5 inches, on one sheet; punch holes and minor wear in left margin. Washington: War Department, 22 May 1863

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This 9-point order sets forth the rules for recruiting officers and troops into the newly named "regiments of U.S. Colored Troops." Most notably, "the non-commissioned officers of colored troops may be selected and appointed from the best men of their number."