Charley. Letter, 5 October 1865. 3 pp.
Mss. C C
Author (probably a white officer in a U.S. Colored Troops regt. stationed in KY) writes to his father from Louisville. Due to unpopularity of African American troops among secessionists in the state, he expects that most will soon be dismissed. He speculates that Union loyalists in KY will suffer at the hands of 'rebs' once the troops ('smoked Yankees') are removed.
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