"Escaping Union Officers Succored by Slaves," February, 1864, artist's impression, further detail

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"Escaping Union Officers Succored by Slaves," February, 1864, artist's impression, further detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/30/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 14, 2014.

Depicted ContentIn Richmond, 109 Union officers prisoners tunnel out of confinement and make for the Union lines

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Escaping Union officers succored by slaves

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, March 12, 1864, p. 164.

Source note

Cropped from the larger image, also available here.

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