CHAPTER XV

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"A WHITE MAN'S WAR."

The First Call for Troops.--Rendition of Fugitive Slaves by the Army.--Col. Tyler's Address to the People of Virginia.--General Isaac R. Sherwood's Account of an Attempt to secure a Fugitive Slave in his Charge.--Col. Steedman refuses to have his Camp searched for Fugitive Slaves by Order from Gen. Fry.--Letter from Gen. Buell in Defence of the Rebels in the South.--Orders issued by Generals Hooker, Williams, and Others, in Regard to harboring Fugitive Slaves in Union Camps.--Observation Concerning Slavery from the "Army of the Potomac."--Gen. Butler's Letter to Gen. Winfield Scott.--It is answered by the Secretary of War.--Horace Greeley's Letter to the President.--President Lincoln's Reply.--Gen. John C. Fremont, Commander of the Union Army in Missouri, issues a Proclamation emancipating Slaves in his District.--It is disapproved by the President.--Emancipation Proclamation by Gen. Hunter.--It is rescinded by the President.--Slavery and Union joined in a Desperate Struggle 241

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