Fugitive Slaves, Civil War, 1861
Fugitive slaves carrying their possessions and running along a river bank at night toward a bridge leading from Hampton, Virginia, to Fort Monroe, during the Civil War. There are some Union soldiers among them. Illustration from Harper's Weekly, August 17, 1861
Picture No
14028242
Media ID
47825586
Size
4066px x 2641px
(5.3MB)
Credit
Library of Congress / Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Library of Congress
Date
1861
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