George North Carruthers papers
Language: eng
Subjects: Oberlin College; United States; Universities and colleges; United States. Army. Infantry, 51st; United States. Army; African Americans; African American troops; History
Description: Journal (1864-1866) kept by Carruthers as chaplain of the 51st Regt., U.S. Colored Infantry; includes an "Historic Record" of members of the regiment, copies of monthly chaplain's reports to the adjutant general, and Carruthers' diary. Also includes manuscript of a speech he delivered at Oberlin College relating to the experiences of black soldiers and their families in the South during the Civil War, and a 1969 article by Walter Teller relating to Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Typed transcripts of parts of the journal and the speech are included.
Notes: Open to research.

In part, transcripts. [S.l.].

Gift, Benjamin A. Franklin and Leon D. Platky, 1978.

Clergyman and educator.

Collection material in English.