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SLAVES IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMYConfederate Military Pay-Rolls. Group of 7 partly printed payrolls, accomplished in manuscript; recording the use of slaves by the Confederate military for various services. 11 pages, folio; docketed. Sullivan's Island, St. Andrew's Parish, LA, 1863-64
Slaves were routinely employed by the Confederacy in bridge building and fortification during the war. These documents record the names of the owners, the number of slaves, the dates of service, and the pay. There is also a space for "Remarks," which include such notations as, "ran-away," "sent to hospital," and "died."<
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