Origin of the words, "contraband of war" applied to slaves -- first used by General Butler
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Title
Origin of the words, "contraband of war" applied to slaves -- first used by General Butler
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American History -- 1860s
Names
Taylor, James E., 1839-1901 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-H-186
Subjects
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Fugitive slaves -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- History -- 1860-1869
Military personnel -- 1860-1869
Genres
Notes
Content: Written on border: "(1861)"
Source Note: Campfire and battlefield : history of the conflicts and campaigns of the great Civil War in United States. (New York : 1896) Johnson, Rossiter (1840-1931), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 23 x 28 cm. (9 x 10 3/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17149519
Barcode: 33333159331202
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce313530-c52e-012f-01fb-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1896
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Origin of the words, "contraband of war" applied to slaves -- first used by General Butler" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce313530-c52e-012f-01fb-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1896). Origin of the words, "contraband of war" applied to slaves -- first used by General Butler Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce313530-c52e-012f-01fb-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Origin of the words, "contraband of war" applied to slaves -- first used by General Butler" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce313530-c52e-012f-01fb-58d385a7bc34
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