| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Orlando Charles Risdon Papers
| | | | Creator: | Risdon, Orlando Charles | | | | Dates: | 1861-1872 | | | | Abstract: | Orlando Charles Risdon (1840-1894) was a Union officer from Ohio who organized and commanded the 53rd Colored Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. In March 1865 he became a brevet brigadier general. The collection consists of correspondence, orders, reports, vouchers, bills, receipts, related military documents, a record book, a day book, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, printed items, maps and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3229 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Risdon, Orlando Charles. | United States. Army -- African American troops. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | African American soldiers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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