Stampede among the Negroes in Virginia - their arrival at Fortress Monroe from sketches by our Special Artist in Fortress Monroe

Print shows fugitive slaves arriving at the gate to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, seeking the protection of the Union army at the outbreak of the Civil War.

Caption: Fugitive slaves approaching the Federal sentinels rear of Fortess Monroe and seeking the protection of General Butler. Fugitive slaves entering Fortress Monroe - passing the drawbridge at the main entrance guarded by the sentinels.
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 12, no. 290 (1861 June 8), pp. 56-57.
Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.