Civil War Union soldiers in the slaves cell
Civil War Union soldiers in the slaves cell block at Price, Birch and Co of Alexandria, Virginia, 1863. Slaves would be held in this warehouse until a group was collected for sale in the Lower South. After the Union army occupied Alexandria, they used this building as a common jail. Photo by Mathew Brady
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13123019
Media ID
45382512
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2648px x 2700px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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