| Abstract |
Ledgers contain the claims of African Americans requesting compensation for wounds and injuries received or diseases contracted while serving in the Union forces during the Civil War. Most applicants had lived in Craven and surrounding counties prior to the Civil War and fled to Union-occupied New Bern after it fell to Union forces in 1862. They subsequently enlisted in the United States Army or Navy and served in a variety of locations during the remainder of the war. The records reflect antebellum and Civil War conditions, slave marriages, births, and ownership. Details of military service are provided, as are the activities of the veterans subsequent to the war. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
William L. Horner Collection: Frederick C. Douglass Papers (#265.001), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. William L. Horner. |
| Biographical note | Frederick C. Douglass was a black lawyer, minister, and teacher in New Bern, N.C. who served as a government pension agent, 1889-1897. |
