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Alphonso Barto to William Barto, Alphonso Barto Papers (Part 3 of 4)

This is a letter from Lieutenant Alphonso Barto at Corinth, Mississippi to his father, William Barto in Illinois, dated February 9, 1863. Barto served in the U.S. Army, a member of the 52nd Illinois Infantry Regiment. He was later promoted to Captain of Company K and served to the end of his enlistment in 1864. In the letter Barto describes how his thinking changed on emancipation during the course of the war. While maintaining a conservative view on race, Barto fully supported the Emancipation Proclamation. (For more from the Alphonso Barto Papers, please see 1118454 and 1118508.)
Artist
Alphonso Barto
Date of Work
July 7, 1863
Type
Document
Credit
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum