"A Regular Slave Hunt" (720k)
The Army of Northern Virginia and Black Civilians in the Gettysburg Campaign
—Ted Alexander
Perhaps as many as several hundred free blacks and contrabands--men, women, and children--were seized by the Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign, and taken into slavery. Was this the action of a few undisciplined units, or was it the settled policy of the army's high command?
Full text of William Steptoe Christian's letter
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