United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, Camilla, 31.23129, -84.21046Howard, O. H.1868-09-20On September 20, 1868, the day after the initial outbreak of violence between whites and freedmen in Camilla, Albany agent Brevet Major O.H. Howard writes to assistant inspector general for the Georgia Freedman's Bureau, Colonel John Randolph Lewis regarding the affair. He says he has sent a Mr. Schlotfeldt to Atlanta with the accounts of the affair as he himself does not feel the current climate of tension between the whites and the freedmen permits him to leave his post. Though he adds, that without the support of troops, there may be little he can do for long to stop further violence, and states that if necessary he will put the safety of himself and his family first. He concludes by saying that a doctor is attending to the wounded.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.image/jpegtext/htmlcam016Forms part of United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Records held by the National Archives.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Freedmen--Georgia--Violence againstMedical assistanceReconstruction--GeorgiaPolitical violence--Georgia--CamillaMitchell County (Ga.)--Politics and governmentMitchell County (Ga.)--Race relationsUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsLewis, John RandolphLetter: [Albany, Georgia], to Colonel John Randolph Lewis, Atlanta, Georgia, 1868 Sept. 20Text