Minutes of an interview between the colored ministers and church officers at Savannah with the Secretary of War and Major-General Sherman
By: E. D. Townsend
Publisher: War Department. Adjutant General's Office
Published: 1865
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Subjects: Freed persons; African Americans; History
Description: "On the evening of Thursday, the 12th day of January, 1865, the following persons of African descent, met, by appointment, to hold an interview with Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, and Major-General Sherman, to have a conference upon matters relating to the Freedmen of the State of Georgia, to wit:" ...
Notes: Caption title.

Pages 3 and 4 are blank.

Body of text printed in two columns divided by a double rule.

Dated: "Headquarters of Major-General Sherman, in the city of Savannah, Georgia, Thursday evening, January 12, 1865 - 8 o'clock, P.M."

Last paragraph on page [2] dated: "War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, February 1, 1865." Manuscript signature: "E D Townsend Asst. Adjt. Genl."

From the library of Charles Sumner.

Manuscript signature on page [2] at foot of second column: "E D Townsend Asst. Adjt. Genl."