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Contrabands: 1863
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 1:02pm.
November 1863. Culpeper, Virginia (vicinity). "Contrabands [runaway slaves]." The man on the right is identified in this photo dated October 1863 in Bealeton, Va., as "John Henry, servant, at headquarters, 3d Army Corps, Army of the Potomac." Wet plate glass negative by Timothy H. O'Sullivan. Photographs from the main Eastern theater of war, General Meade in Virginia. View full size.
Good for them!
Submitted by noelani on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 12:22pm.
I am so glad that these two young men escaped slavery. I hope they were able to have some kind of decent life, that included wives and children. They probably had no contact with their parents or siblings. That there were people like three of my adopted children who were considered to be someone's property just blows my mind.
Ugg
Submitted by jennahw on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 1:25pm.
I think our friend on the right is wearing the civil war version of Uggs.
Litter
Submitted by Downer on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 10:34am.
Not the tidiest camp, with peach tins scattered about. There must be a cobbler in the making.
Yum
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 4:14pm.
If you don't like their biscuits, you can always lob them at the enemy.
A small observation
Submitted by joeyneutrino on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 2:59pm.
The two pics probably weren't taken awfully far apart in time. In both, the open flap on the tent's right side has the exact same wrinkleage.
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