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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09153 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Escape of "contrabands" from Col. Avery's estate near Petersburg, Virginia |
| Date | ca. 1864 |
| Author | S. H. S. (fl. ca. 1864) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Pencil sketch signed "S.H.S." The siege of Petersburg lasted from 15 June 1864 to 25 March 1865. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Contrabands African American History Union Forces Battle of Petersburg |
| People | S. H. S. (fl. ca. 1864) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |