The Effects of the Proclamation--Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines At New Bern, North Carolina

Title

The Effects of the Proclamation--Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines At New Bern, North Carolina

Description

Engraving of former slaves leaving their homes for New Bern, North Carolina escorted by Union soldiers after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Publisher

Harper's Weekly

Date

February 21, 1863

Language

English

Files

SLavesLeaving_HarpersMagazine.jpg

Citation

“The Effects of the Proclamation--Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines At New Bern, North Carolina,” Digital Exhibits at Washington and Lee University Library, accessed September 16, 2024, https://omeka.wlu.edu/omekaorigin/items/show/413.