Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau)
1865-03-03 to 1872
Established by the U.S. War Department to supervise affairs relating to hrefugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. Commissioner: Major General Oliver Otis Howard.
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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau). Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203617 (November 12, 2026).
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