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Special Field Orders, No. 15 (series 1865) were military orders issued during the American Civil War, on January 16, 1865, by General William Tecumseh Sherman, commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi of the United States Army. They provided for the confiscation of 400,000 acres (1,600 km2) of land along the Atlantic coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and the dividing of it into parcels of not more than 40 acres (0.16 km2), on which were to be settled approximately 18,000 formerly enslaved families and other black people then living in the area.
The orders were issued following Sherman's March to the Sea. They were intended to address the immediate problem of dealing with the tens of thousands of black refugees who had joined Sherman's march in search of protection and sustenance, and "to assure the harmony of action in the area of operations". Critics allege that his intention was for the order to be a temporary measure to address an immediate problem, and not to grant permanent ownership of the land to the freedmen, although most of the recipients assumed otherwise. General Sherman issued his orders four days after meeting with twenty local black ministers and lay leaders and with U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in Savannah, Georgia. Brig. Gen. Rufus Saxton, an abolitionist from Massachusetts who had previously organized the recruitment of black soldiers for the Union Army, was put in charge of implementing the orders.The orders had little concrete effect because President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation that returned the lands to southern owners that took a loyalty oath. Johnson granted amnesty to most former Confederates and allowed the rebel states to elect new governments. These governments, which often included ex-Confederate officials, soon enacted black codes, measures designed to control and repress the recently freed slave population. General Saxton and his staff at the Charleston SC Freedmen Bureau's office refused to carry out President Johnson's wishes and denied all applications to have lands returned. In the end, Johnson and his allies removed General Saxton and his staff, but not before Congress was able to provide legislation to assist some families in keeping their lands.
Although mules are not mentioned in the orders, they were a main source for the expression "forty acres and a mule". A historical marker commemorating the order is in Savannah, near the corner of Harris and Bull streets, in Madison Square.
Barrel is off an 870LW Special Field 20ga... 2-3/4" or 3".... Its 21" long...silver mid bead, white front bead.. Improved Cylinder......Excellent lightly used condition..
Asking 250 shipped/insured....offers considered...
Selling one of my 1100 Upland Specials...It is a 12ga...21" IMPROVED barrel with silver mid bead and white front bead....Gun was used very little...super clean inside and out...
The for-end has a tiny hairline grain crack on the left side (see pic), which I have been told is fairly common on...
Prefer a 20ga but will consider a 12
Condition not a huge deal but must be decent with no cracks…
will buy outright or have some interesting trade items as well..
Looking for a Remington Special Field Stock. I've heard it go by other names such as English Stock, Upland Stock or Straight Grip. I checked Ebay and GB to no avail. I've never tried the wanted section here so I'm crossing my fingers. I can do cash or trade. If you've got the whole gun but can't...