Special Field Order, Number 15 stated:
A. gave freed slaves the right ti find their families members who had been sold away.
B. set aside the Sea Islands and 40 acres tracts of land in South Caroline and Georgia for black families.
C. gave 40 acres and a mule to blacks who wished to move to the unsettled American Southwest.
D. gave his army instructions to burn their way through the South to the coast
E. establish the Freedmen's Bureau to help blacks make the transition from slavery to freedom.
Rejected by president johnson
rejected by president johnson -apex
Reject by President Johnson. - APEX
Reject by President Johnson. - APEX
It was stop by President Johnson
After General Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, which promised land to freed slaves, around 40,000 acres of land in Georgia and South Carolina were set aside for this purpose. This initiative provided some freed slaves with a measure of economic independence, but the policy was later overturned by President Andrew Johnson.
General Sherman's order of 40 acres stemmed from the desire to provide land to formerly enslaved individuals following the Civil War. In January 1865, during his march through the South, Sherman met with Black leaders and recognized the need for economic independence for freed slaves. This culminated in Special Field Order No. 15, which allocated confiscated land for settlement. The intent was to empower freedmen by giving them a means to sustain themselves and their families.
General Sherman's special field order number 15
General Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15.
General Sherman's special field order number 15
General Sherman's special field order number 15
General Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15.