Fleetwood, Christian A. (Christian Abraham) 1840-1914 creator mixed material monographic eng 400 2 2 1 1.0 Correspondence, diaries (1862-1864), legal documents, scrapbook, printed material, memorabilia, and photographs pertaining chiefly to Fleetwood's service with the 4th Colored Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, during the Civil War and to his activities as a leading African-American citizen of Washington, D.C. Subjects include education, nursing, slavery, and other civic and social concerns of the African American community in the District of Columbia where Fleetwood held various government and business positions. Includes papers of his wife, Sara Iredell Fleetwood, relating to her career as a nurse and correspondence of other family members. Open to research. Microfilm edition available, no. 16,185. Microfilm produced from originals in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1974. Soldier and civic leader. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009252 Fleetwood family Correspondence United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 4th (1863-1866) African Americans Education African Americans Social conditions African Americans Washington (D.C.) Medal of Honor Nursing Slavery United States United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 African Americans Civic leaders Soldiers Fleetwood, Sara Iredell mm 75020784 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009252 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009252.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009252 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009252.3 Open to research. DLC 750331 20260227111616.0 mm 75020784