Historical Illustration: Coming into the lines. A party of slaves...have started for the Union lines
Subject
Contrabands
Title
Historical Illustration: Coming into the lines. A party of slaves...have started for the Union lines
Date
1876
Type
Historical Illustration
Description
The Library of Congress features a historical illustration, by Edwin Forbes, depicting Black people headed toward Union Army camps. In the photo, Black people appear walking and riding in an ox and horse driven carriage, as the watch two white men sitting on the side of the road in front of a campfire.
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Library of Congress
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“Historical Illustration: Coming into the lines. A party of slaves...have started for the Union lines,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 5, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/924.