George North Carruthers papers, 1863-1969.
- 5 items. 1 container.
Open to research.
Journal (1864-1866) kept by Carruthers as chaplain of the 51st Regt., U.S. Colored Infantry; includes an "Historic Record" of members of the regiment, copies of monthly chaplain's reports to the adjutant general, and Carruthers' diary. Also includes manuscript of a speech he delivered at Oberlin College relating to the experiences of black soldiers and their families in the South during the Civil War, and a 1969 article by Walter Teller relating to Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Typed transcripts of parts of the journal and the speech are included.
In part, transcripts. [S.l.].
Clergyman and educator.
Collection material in English.
mm 80075930
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Teller, Walter Magnes.
United States. Army --African American troops. United States. Army. Infantry, 51st. Oberlin College.
Universities and colleges--Ohio.
United States--History--African Americans.--Civil War, 1861-1865