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Beaufort, S.C., house used as hospital for "contrabands"

Beaufort, S.C., house used as hospital for "contrabands"

Photo shows a two story house which was used as a hospital for fugitive slaves during Union occupation of Beaufort, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Photograph reproduced in: ... More

A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More

Contrabands escaping [by boat] to the United States bark KINGFISHER, off the coast of Florida

Contrabands escaping [by boat] to the United States bark KINGFISHER, o...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 6, (1862 July 12), p. 444. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More

Contrabands escaping. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Contrabands escaping. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.230) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Cumberland Landing, Virginia Group of "contrabands" at Foller's house]

[Cumberland Landing, Virginia Group of "contrabands" at Foller's house...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, The Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

[Culpeper, Virginia "Contrabands"] - An old black and white photo of two men and a child

[Culpeper, Virginia "Contrabands"] - An old black and white photo of t...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863. Shows two African American men sitting in front of a tent, one with cigar and the other with a soup ladle.

[Cumberland Landing, Virginia Group of "contrabands" at Foller's house]

[Cumberland Landing, Virginia Group of "contrabands" at Foller's house...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, The Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Group of contrabands at Allen's farm ho...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Contrabands, Newport News, 1861

Contrabands, Newport News, 1861

Title inscribed above and below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.672) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Exhibited in: "The President and the Tsar" at the Oshkosh Public Mus... More

Dark artillery, or, How to make the contrabands useful

Dark artillery, or, How to make the contrabands useful

Cartoon showing Afro-American men with cannons on their backs at Civil War battle scene. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Oct. 26, p. 368, top.

A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.

A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: The War for t... More

Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rouge, under the direction of Capt. Hodge, General Augur's staff - Baton Rouge in the distance / sketched March 13, by our special artist, F.H. Schell.

Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rou...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 9, pp. 104-105.

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia / / from a sketch by our special artist. The last scene. John Garth and Olivia Ruthermayne. The blot on the Ruthermayne escutcheon

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia /...

Four illustrations: contrabands accompaning the line of Sherman's march through Georgia; dead girl(?) on bed and man standing alongside; John Garth and Olivia Ruthermayne seated; Ruthermayne escutcheon (barber supplies).

Contrabands, Newport News, 1861

Contrabands, Newport News, 1861

Title inscribed above and below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.672) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Exhibited in: "The President and the Tsar" at the Oshkosh Public Mus... More

Quincy A. Gillmore to William L. Utley, Saturday, October 18, 1862  (Orders contrabands to be sent to him)
John E. Wool, Friday, November 01, 1861  (Special Order on "colored contrabands")
The war in South Carolina - view of the fortifications erected at Hilton Head The war in South Carolina - the new government buildings for "contrabands" erected at Hilton Head / / From a sketch by our special artist, Mr. W.T. Crane.

The war in South Carolina - view of the fortifications erected at Hilt...

Illustrations show (top) laborers constructing a Union fort and (bottom) African Americans, mostly women, performing tasks such as doing laundry in a camp for escaped slaves at Hilton Head Island, South Carolin... More

[Culpeper, Virginia "Contrabands"] - A black and white photo of a group of men

[Culpeper, Virginia "Contrabands"] - A black and white photo of a grou...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863. Shows two African American men sitting in front of a tent, one with cigar and the other with a soup ladle.

U.S Mail boat dock, Harrison's Landing, James River, Virginia--Floating houses of the contrabands erected on the freight boats, etc.

U.S Mail boat dock, Harrison's Landing, James River, Virginia--Floatin...

After a sketch by J.H. Schell. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Aug. 9, p. 308.

Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette

Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette

Photograph shows a group of African American refugees with Union soldiers in front of General Lafayette's headquarters at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 372. Entered accor... More

Contrabands on Mr. Foller's farm, Cumberland, May 14, 1862.

Contrabands on Mr. Foller's farm, Cumberland, May 14, 1862.

Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: Photographic ... More

Contrabands escaping - Public domain scenic drawing

Contrabands escaping - Public domain scenic drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.230) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The  Contrabands jubilee - American Civil War sheet music
The war in Virginia - contrabands coming in to the Union camp  [Blacks in wagon and walking]

The war in Virginia - contrabands coming in to the Union camp [Blacks...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving after drawing by Edwin Forbes. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 18, no. 464 (1864 Aug. 20), p. 340.

John Wilson Shaffer to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 13, 1862  (Contrabands)
Quincy A. Gillmore to William L. Utley, Saturday, October 18, 1862  (Orders contrabands to be sent to him)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
Contrabands coming into camp in consequence of the proclamation / drawn by Mr. A.R. Waud.

Contrabands coming into camp in consequence of the proclamation / draw...

Illustration shows former slaves sitting in and around a wagon drawn by a mule. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7 (1863 Jan. 31), p. 68. Reference copy in LOT 4422.

Ulysses S. Grant to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, June 11, 1863  (Sends report on contrabands)
William L. Utley to Quincy A. Gilmore, Saturday, October 18, 1862  (Return of contrabands)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
The  Contrabands jubilee - American Civil War sheet music
Abraham Lincoln to Salmon P. Chase, Saturday, February 15, 1862  (Edward L. Pierce and Port Royal Contrabands)
Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette

Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette

Photograph shows a group of African American refugees with Union soldiers in front of General Lafayette's headquarters at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 372. Entered accor... More

Mary Todd Lincoln to Abraham Lincoln, [November 3, 1862]  (Money to purchase clothes for contrabands; endorsed by Mrs. Lincoln on envelope)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.

A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: The War for t... More

Contrabands on Mr. Foller's farm, Cumberland, May 14, 1862.

Contrabands on Mr. Foller's farm, Cumberland, May 14, 1862.

Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: Photographic ... More

Ulysses S. Grant to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, June 11, 1863  (Sends report on contrabands)
Robert H. Carnahan, Friday, February 13, 1863  (Affidavit concerning the arrest of contrabands in Arkansas)
Mary Todd Lincoln to Abraham Lincoln, [November 3, 1862]  (Money to purchase clothes for contrabands; endorsed by Mrs. Lincoln on envelope)
Mary Todd Lincoln to Abraham Lincoln, [November 3, 1862]  (Money to purchase clothes for contrabands; endorsed by Mrs. Lincoln on envelope)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
O. W. Wight to William H. Seward, Thursday, January 15, 1863  (Seeks commission as major general in order to raise an army of “contrabands”)
O. W. Wight to William H. Seward, Thursday, January 15, 1863  (Seeks commission as major general in order to raise an army of “contrabands”)
A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia / from a sketch by our special artist.

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia /...

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Robert H. Carnahan, Friday, February 13, 1863  (Affidavit concerning the arrest of contrabands in Arkansas)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
O. W. Wight to William H. Seward, Thursday, January 15, 1863  (Seeks commission as major general in order to raise an army of “contrabands”)
The  Contrabands jubilee - Public domain music sheet scan
Port Royal Island - 1. Camp Saxton (Smith's plantation) - the new headquarters of the 1st S.C. Vol. (Colored), Colonel Higginson. 2. Mitchelville, the new south village for contrabands, Hilton Head / From sketches by our special artist. Defences of Charleston - the "middle ground" battery, Charleston Harbor / From a sketch by A.P. Palmer, formerly of the Confederate Army. Defences of Charleston - "Folly's battery," near the lighthouse, Charleston Harbor / From a sketch by A.P. Palmer, Co. E, 21st Regt., S.C. (Confederate) Vol. Defences of Charleston - the rebel iron clads in Charleston Harbor - from a sketch [b]y A.P. Palmer, formerly of Company E, 21st Regiment (Confederate) S.C. Vol.

Port Royal Island - 1. Camp Saxton (Smith's plantation) - the new head...

Illustrations show (top) military camp for 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Union regiment of former slaves, and escaped slaves entering the town of Mitchelville; (middle) batteries; and (bottom) iron clad... More

William L. Utley to Quincy A. Gilmore, Saturday, October 18, 1862  (Return of contrabands)
O. W. Wight to William H. Seward, Thursday, January 15, 1863  (Seeks commission as major general in order to raise an army of “contrabands”)
The  Contrabands jubilee - American Civil War sheet music
Ulysses S. Grant to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, June 11, 1863  (Sends report on contrabands)
William L. Utley to Quincy A. Gilmore, Saturday, October 18, 1862  (Return of contrabands)
William L. Utley to Quincy A. Gilmore, Saturday, October 18, 1862  (Return of contrabands)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
Contrabands escaping - Public domain scenic drawing

Contrabands escaping - Public domain scenic drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.230) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Revival of the old slave laws of Louisiana--a scene in New Orleans--arrest of contrabands on the night of January 30 / From a sketch by our special artist.

Revival of the old slave laws of Louisiana--a scene in New Orleans--ar...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 March 7, p. 381.

Beaufort, S.C., house used as hospital for "contrabands"

Beaufort, S.C., house used as hospital for "contrabands"

Photo shows a two story house which was used as a hospital for fugitive slaves during Union occupation of Beaufort, South Carolina. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Photograph reproduced in: ... More

John E. Wool, Monday, October 14, 1861  (Special Order on payment of "colored contrabands")
A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.

A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: The War for t... More

Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
O. W. Wight to William H. Seward, Thursday, January 15, 1863  (Seeks commission as major general in order to raise an army of “contrabands”)
John Wilson Shaffer to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 13, 1862  (Contrabands)
Ulysses S. Grant to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, June 11, 1863  (Sends report on contrabands)
Abraham Lincoln to Stephen A. Hurlbut, [August 1863]  (Contrabands)
Abraham Lincoln to Stephen A. Hurlbut, [August 1863]  (Contrabands)
Mary Todd Lincoln to Abraham Lincoln, [November 3, 1862]  (Money to purchase clothes for contrabands; endorsed by Mrs. Lincoln on envelope)
A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.

Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More

The  Contrabands jubilee - American Civil War sheet music
John Wilson Shaffer to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 13, 1862  (Contrabands)
John E. Wool, Monday, October 14, 1861  (Special Order on payment of "colored contrabands")
Abraham Lincoln to Stephen A. Hurlbut, [August 1863]  (Contrabands)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)
Lewis C. Lockwood to Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, and Henry W. Halleck, Monday, January 12, 1863  (Arming of “contrabands”)