The poster you described is most likely from 1863 or later, after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in January 1863, which allowed for the enlistment of African American soldiers into the Union Army. Prior to this, there were very few organized colored regiments, and the focus on recruiting colored men in significant numbers would have likely intensified after the proclamation. Therefore, the content and context of the poster suggest it was used after 1862.
Based on what you learned, when was this poster most likely used?
1860, to prepare for the war
1861, at the start of the war
after 1862
A poster that reads, "100 colored men wanted, officers & clerks for United notes colored regiments, organizing in the south-west. These men are enlisted under special authority from the War Department, must be able to read and write fluently, and must be men of intelligence. Local and government bounties. 18 to 26 dollars per month pay."
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