Found 1 collection related to Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- African American troops

John Payne was a veteran of the Civil War and agent of the Freedmen's Bureau. The John Payne Civil War collection consists of correspondence and military certificates documenting the Civil War service of Payne, a volunteer of African descent who rose to the post of second lieutenant in the Union army and became an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau after the war. The collection includes letters exchanged between Payne and his uncles, Samuel and William Rees from 1862 to 1868, four military orders (1865), Payne's letter of appointment as second lieutenant in the Lousiana Volunteers of African Descent (1864) and a pension certificate (1923). Payne's letters provide substantive details on the participation of African Americans in the Civil War and their enfranchisement during the Reconstruction period. (15 originals and 7 duplicates). less