Contrabands escaping
Dublin Core
Title
Contrabands escaping
Subject
African Americans, self-emancipation
Description
Throughout the Civil War thousands of enslaved men, women, and children attained their freedom by seeking refuge with United States troops as they moved across Virginia. They were declared "contraband of war" in May 1861.
Creator
Edwin Forbes
Source
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Morgan Collection of Civil War Drawings (LC-DIG-ppmsca-20701)
Date
May 29, 1864
Contributor
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
drawing
Identifier
LC 20701v_Contrabands Escaping
Coverage
Hanover County, Virginia
Citation
Edwin Forbes, “Contrabands escaping,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/418.