Howard, O. H

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On September 19, 1868, William Outlaw, a twenty-four-year-old carpenter and the drummer in Peter Hines's band, accompanied a procession to a Republican politcal rally in Camilla, Georgia. In Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1868, Outlaw gives his affidavit to O.H. Howard, subassistant commissioner for the Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia. Playing in the band, Outlaw was directly targeted in the violence that broke out in front of the Mitchell County Courthouse in Camilla on September, 19, 1868. Though he attempted to shield himself with his drum, he was wounded in the chest and the hip. In spite of his wounds, he was able to escape through a field and to hide safely in the swamp the remainder of the night. In closing his affidavit Outlaw states that the freedmen did not come to Camilla with intent to do violence, that most were unarmed, and that those who had arms had only a single round of ammunition or none at all.Digital image and transcription created by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001 of a photocopy held by DeSoto Trail Regional Library of an original record held by the National Archives.

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