Blountstown, FL
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Pine Grove, PA
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Ephraim Slaughter, circa 1935, detail
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Sharonn L. Williams
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photograph
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Sharron L. Williams
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From the private collection of Sharonn L. Williams, Boiling Springs, PA
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The House Divided Project is most grateful for the assistance of Sharonn L. Williams in completing this entry on Ephraim Slaughter, her step-great grandfather.
Ephraim Slaughter, circa 1935
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Sharonn L. Williams
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photograph
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No
Courtesy of
Sharron L. Williams
Source citation
From the private collection of Sharonn L. Williams, Boiling Springs, PA
Source note
The House Divided Project is most grateful for the assistance of Sharonn L. Williams in completing this entry on Ephraim Slaughter, her step-great grandfather.
The Confederate Congress outlines dire consequences for black Union soldiers and their white officers
Just before adjourning, the Confederate Congress laid down legislation dictating the treatment of African- American Union soldiers, and the white officers who led them, who became prisoners of war. Citing the dire consequences for the confederate states if slavery were abolished and "servile war" were to break our, the Congress authorized the return of black soldiers to slavery and the trial and execution of their officers for "inciting servile insurrection." (By John Osborne)
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The Retaliatory Act, Confederate Congress, May 1, 1863
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In Mississippi, Grant's advance on Vicksburg continues with victory at the Battle of Raymond
Continuing its advance towards Vicksburg, the Union Army of the Tennessee's right flank, under General James B. McPherson was attacked by a Confederate brigade under General John Gregg. Gregg did not know at first that he was attacking a Union force of around 12,000 men and heavy fighting went on all day until Union reinforcements overwhelmed his force. McPherson occupied the small town of Raymond, Mississippi that evening. Union forces recorded 68 killed while the Confederates suffered more than a hundred deaths. (By John Osborne)
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Custer, Thomas Ward
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Thomas Ward Custer
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Thomas Ward Custer, circa January 1865, detail
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Library of Congress
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 12, 2013.
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photograph
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
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George Armstrong Custer, in uniform, seated with his wife, Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon Custer, and his brother, Thomas W. Custer, standing
Source citation
Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Collection, Library of Congress
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Cropped from a larger image.
Thomas Ward Custer, circa January 1865
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Library of Congress
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 12, 2013.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Original caption
George Armstrong Custer, in uniform, seated with his wife, Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon Custer, and his brother, Thomas W. Custer, standing
Source citation
Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Cropped from a larger image.