General Patrick Cleburne
His Proposal To Officially Enlist Blacks in the
Confederate States Army



Confederate States Army General Patrick Cleburne's January 2, 1864 Proposal to Officially Enlist Blacks in the Confederate States Army is recorded in The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series 1 - Volume 52 (Part II) pp. 586-592.



Historical Marker in Dalton, Georgia (Whitfield County) 




Short Documentary by Eric Jacobson, Historian and Author





Works Cited

McNutt, Kraig. "Jacobson - Cleburne's Proposal."  25 June 2008.  YouTube. 7 Feb. 2012.

Swain, Craig. "Cleburne Historical Marker Dedication." 17 July 2010.  YouTube. 7 Feb 2012.


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