 ... Cram, Inspector-General, and Major Le Grand B. Cannon, Aide de-Camp, are hereby appointed and constituted a commission for the purpose of making a critical examination of the condition of the persons known as vagrants or " contrabands," who are employed...  Personal Reminiscences of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 - Page 46by Le Grand Bouton Cannon - 1895 - 228 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Wilson - Antislavery movements - 1877 - 816 pages
...the condition of persons known as vagrants or ' contrabands,' who are employed in this department, in reference to their pay, clothing, subsistence,...attendance, shelter, and treatment, physical and moral." " In order," he said, " to do justice to the claims of humanity, iu a proper discharge of the grave... | |
 | History - 1912 - 256 pages
...solution of the very difficult problem of what to do with the fugitive slaves. On January 3Oth, 1862, General Wool appointed Colonel TJ Cram and myself...attendance, shelter, and treatment, physical and moral. II. Chief s of the several departments, their subordinates and employes, will furnish to the Commission... | |
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