Affidavits for the impressment of enslaved people and supplies from Butler County, Alabama, from 1863 to 1864.

In October 1862, Governor John Gill Shorter approved an act authorizing the impressment of enslaved people and equipment during the Civil War, primarily for the construction and maintenance of fortifications.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/25813
Description
Summary:In October 1862, Governor John Gill Shorter approved an act authorizing the impressment of enslaved people and equipment during the Civil War, primarily for the construction and maintenance of fortifications.