Browse Items (377 total)
Sort by:
The Federal Army Entering Richmond, Va., April 3d, 1865.Reception of the Troops in Main Street
After the United States Army captured Petersburg, Confederate and Virginia officials fled Richmond during the night of April 2
The Confederate Generals Edward Johnson and G. H. Stewart Taken to the Rear by Negro Cavalry, May 12th, 1864
During the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864, Major General Edward Johnson and Brigadier G. H. Stewart were captured.
The Negro in the War
This composite set of sketches illustrates the variety of ways in which African Americans served the United States Army, as laborers and scouts, as drovers, as washer women, and as soldiers.
Pay Roll of Slaves Employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, for Coast, Harbor and River Defenses, on the Defensive Works at Gloucester Point in the Month of April 1861
This is the second page of an itemized list of the expenses that the state's engineer department incurred in renting slaves and horses to work on defensive works at Gloucester Point, on the north bank of the York River, in the month of April 1861.…
Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters
An African American soldier was photographed in his United States Army uniform, along with his wife and two daughters. In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued General Order No. 143 creating the Bureau of U. S. Colored Troops.…
We Will Protect Our Country as it Defends Our Rights. Detail from The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th, 1870
In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued General Order No. 143 creating the Bureau of U. S. Colored Troops. Almost 200,000 African Americans served in the United States Colored Troops during the last two years of the Civil War.
Parade Celebrating the 81st Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation
Sections of the 3166th Quartermaster Service Company, Color Guard and 3167th Quartermaster Service Company of Camp Hill, march down Jefferson Avenue, in Newport News, during a parade marking the 81st Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.…
Emancipation Day Celebration in Richmond
In 1905 African Americans in Richmond celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the end of slavery.
"The Emancipation Celebration. Line of March—Opinion of our Citizens"
A few days before holding an Emancipation Proclamation celebration in October 1890, Richmond residents debated what should be the proper date for commemorating the abolition of slavery.
Colored People's Celebration at Richmond, Va., 1890
Seeking to establish a self-defined "National Thanksgiving Day for Freedom," African Americans sponsored a three-day Colored People's Celebration, held in Richmond, in October 1890.