- Date:
- 1864
- Original Format:
- Albumen Print
- Item#:
- MES13975
"Contrabands"
During the Civil War, many slaves like these men drifted into the Union lines. Benjamin Butler termed fugitive slaves who had escaped behind Union lines "contrabands of war."
During the Civil War, many slaves like these men drifted into the Union lines. Benjamin Butler termed fugitive slaves who had escaped behind Union lines "contrabands of war."