2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon
Dublin Core
Title
2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon
Subject
Subject (Topic)
United States--Army--South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd (1863-1864)--Campaigns and battles--Union--South Carolina--Combahee River
African Americans--Military service--1860-1870
African Americans--Punishment and torture--1860-1870
Fugitive slaves--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870
United States--Army--South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd (1863-1864)--Campaigns and battles--Union--South Carolina--Combahee River
African Americans--Military service--1860-1870
African Americans--Punishment and torture--1860-1870
Fugitive slaves--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--1860-1870
Description
Top illustration shows slaves escaping to a Union ship as buildings burn in the distance. Three bottom illustrations show an escaped slave in tattered clothing upon his crossing of Union lines, welts from being whipped upon his back, and in uniform after he had joined the Union Army. Text describes his escape as well as forms of brutal punishment suffered by slaves.
Creator
Attributed to McPherson & Oliver
Source
Library of Congress
Publisher
New York: Harper's Weekly
Date
July 4, 1863
Rights
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Documents and Published Materials
Identifier
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014645368
Extent
Unknown
Medium
Wood engraving
Bibliographic Citation
Mcpherson & Oliver, photographer. 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 1863;Harper's Weekly, July 4, 1863. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014645368/.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Wood engraving
Physical Dimensions
Unknown
Collection
Citation
Attributed to McPherson & Oliver, “2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon,” Harriet Tubman Monuments, accessed October 22, 2024, https://harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/57.