What Were the Terms of Special Field Order #15

question 78

Multiple Choice

What were the terms of Special Field Order #15?

• A) It set aside some land between Charleston and Jacksonville for former slave use.
• B) It was issued by General Sherman and allowed some former slaves to use army mules.
• C) It set aside lands along the coast from Charleston, South Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, for former slaves.
• D) The order forced former slaves to work in repairing the wartime damages to southern cities.

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