Question

During the war, what did Union General Sherman's Field Order#15 say?


Formerly Enslaved people will be sent to Canada, Haiti, or Africa


Runaway Slaves must be returned to their owners


Enslaved People who help the Union will be free


Formerly Enslaved People will receive 40 acres of land

Answer 1

Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Field Order No. 15, issued in January 1865, stated that formerly enslaved people would receive 40 acres of land. Specifically, the order set aside land along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coasts for the settlement of freed African Americans. This order is often associated with the promise of "40 acres and a mule," although the specific provision of mules was not included in the original Field Order No. 15. The other options listed do not accurately reflect the content of Sherman’s Field Order.