Samuel R. Curtis
H.Z. Curtis

Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis issued General Order No. 17 from the Headquarters of the Department of the Missouri in St. Louis on March 5, 1863. The order authorizes medical officers to employ "contraband, and other men or women of African descent" as cooks, nurses, laundresses, or servants in military hospitals. The order was signed by Assistant Adjutant General H.Z. Curtis.

March 5, 1863

African Americans
Women
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)

Samuel R. Curtis
H.Z. Curtis
Samuel R Curtis

Missouri Valley Special Collections

SC15-1 James J. Akard Papers, Group 2, Folder 11: General Orders No. 23-36, Department of the Missouri

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