Primary Sources
General Order 143 was issued by the War Department in 1863, ending the long-standing federal law that banned African-American men from armed military service. https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/texts/general-order-143 War Department General Order 143: Creation of the U.S. Colored Troops (1863)-Shows the original document https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/war-department-general-order-143 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4662603 |