Three Harpers Weekly, illustrations show the
Three Harpers Weekly, illustrations show the escaped slave Gordon, July 4, 1863. From Left to right, he wears the tattered clothing he wore upon his crossing of Union lines; keloid scars from whipping upon his back; in uniform after he had joined the Union Army during the Civil War. The text describes his escape as well as other forms of brutal punishment suffered by slaves
Picture No
13122940
Media ID
45382266
Size
3000px x 2154px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
