Freedom to Slaves!
Dublin Core
Title
Freedom to Slaves!
Subject
African Americans, slavery, emancipation
Description
Brigadier General Robert Huston Milroy (1816–1890), commanding the United States Army units then posted in Winchester, pronounced the Emancipation Proclamation in effect, thereby freeing all enslaved Virginians in Winchester and Frederick County.
Creator
Robert Huston Milroy
Source
Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs
Date
January 5, 1863
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Broadside
Identifier
06_1442_03 Freedom
Coverage
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
Citation
Robert Huston Milroy, “Freedom to Slaves!,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/431.