Slave Houses/Cabins, U.S. South, 1862-65

Captioned, Got any pies for sale Aunty? shows a Union soldier inquiring at the door of a slave (?) house; shows double wood house, with wood shingles and chimney; an iron pot in the foreground.

Image Title

Slave Houses/Cabins, U.S. South, 1862-65

RegID

SI-OB-464

Date

1862-65

Title

Slave Houses/Cabins, U.S. South, 1862-65

Source

Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army. A Historical Work of art, in copper-plate etching . . .illustrating the life of the Union Armies during the years 1862-'3-'4'-5 (New York, E. Forbes, 1876), plate 10 (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)

Language

English

Item sets

Plantation Scenes, Slave Settlements & Houses

Spatial Coverage

North America

Reproduced In

Edwin Forbes, Life Studies of the Great Army. A Historical Work of art, in copper-plate etching . . .illustrating the life of the Union Armies during the years 1862-'3-'4'-5 (New York, E. Forbes, 1876), plate 10

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Identifier

plate10