Henry Wilson U.S. Vice President and Abolitionist
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U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson CDV of the prominent
abolitionist. In 1862 Wilson drafted a measure that authorized the
President to enlist African Americans who had been held in slavery and were
deemed competent for military service, and employ them to construct
fortifications and carry out other military-related manual labor. This
was the first step towards allowing African Americans to serve as soldiers and
President Lincoln signed the amendment into law. One of the most
important abolitionists of the 19th century. He was Grant’s V.P. Backmark Black & Case, Boston. One 2
cent revenue stamp on verso.
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