Six replies from engineer officers who had been engaged in the siege
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TitleSix replies from engineer officers who had been engaged in the siege
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TranscriptionSix replies to these enquiries were received from engineer officers who had been engaged in the siege, the substance of which is embraced in the following summary. Following this summary two of the replies are given in full. 1. To the first question all answer that the black is more timerous than the white but is in a corresponding degree more docile and obedient, hence more completely under the control of his commander and much more influenced by his example; 2. All agree that the black is less skillful than the white soldier, but still enough so for most kinds of siege work; 3. The statements unanimously agree that the black will do a greater amount of work than the white soldier because he labors more constantly; 4. The whites are decidedly superior in enthusiasm. The blacks cannot easily be hurried in their work, no matter what the emergency; 5. All agree that the colored troops recruited from free states are superior to those recruited from slave states. It may with propriety be repeated here that the average percentage of sick among the negro
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