The Escaped Slave; The Escaped Slave in the Union Army
Two portraits of the same unidentified person. The top illustration shows a self-liberating man after his escape from Montgomery, Alabama. The bottom portrait shows the same man in full dress uniform as an enlistee in the Union Army. Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City and published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. It featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects and humor, alongside illustrations. It covered the American Civil War extensively, including many illustrations of events from the war.
Image Title
The Escaped Slave; The Escaped Slave in the Union Army
RegID
SI-OB-531
Date
1864
Title
The Escaped Slave; The Escaped Slave in the Union Army
Source
Harper's Weekly (July 2, 1864), p.428.
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
North America--Alabama
Reproduced In
Harper's Weekly (July 2, 1864), p.428.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
14-Apr-16
Identifier
HW0027