Article on Slaves Found by Union Troops at Brashear City

Four Hundred Wagonloads of Negroes, New York Herald, November 20, 1862.pdf

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Title

Article on Slaves Found by Union Troops at Brashear City

Description

In this article, the New York Herald takes notice of a letter from Gen, Godfrey Weitzel to Department of the Gulf headquarters about "Four Hundred Wagonloads of Negroes" left behind by evacuating Confederates in Brashear City. Although Weitzel's report was silent about the possible reasons why this large number of enslaved people had been assembled, the Herald claims that "the rebels had been gathering them up to carry them farther into the interior, or perhaps to Texas, or perhaps with the intention of slipping them over to Cuba."

Source

"Four Hundred Wagonloads of Negroes," New York Herald, November 20, 1862

Publisher

Published here by W. Caleb McDaniel

Date

November 20, 1862

Rights

This item is believed to be in the public domain.

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PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

9A99ED43-233E-4B70-ABAF-E1D6F5CB9E85

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