The Ancestors Speak: A Conversation Between Former Slaves and Union General Sherman

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"In Their Own Words"
"In January 1865, having laid claim to the coastal lands of Georgia and South Carolina, the Union Army was met by throngs of freed slaves. The war was still raging, the south was “still very defiant” and for Union General Sherman, there was no end in sight. They placed the able-bodied men into military or civilian service and then turned their attention to the care of the elderly, infirmed, women and children. Union Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton called to Savannah
20 members of the negro clergy to inquire of their thoughts about the outcome of the war and the future of their people. In a long interview, the group covered many subjects including their ideas for how they hoped to live in the future. "

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