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| Picture No | 10218432 |
| Date | 1863 |
| Description | The Civil war in America. Negroes making fortifications |
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In January 1863, President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Declaration, freeing all slaves held in territories held by the Confederates. These black workers are free and no longer slaves. Savannah was eventually taken by the Unionists in December 1864.
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| Source | Engraving by Frank Vizetelly in the Illustrated London News, 31 October 1863, page 433 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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