One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River

One Thousand Contrabands Building a Levee on the Mississippi River

Large and interesting scene; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 5/9/1863.

March 13, 1863

Recto: "One thousand contrabands under the direction of Capt. Hodge of Gen. Augur's staff including 150 women constructing an immense levee on the plantation of G.A. Hall below Baton Rouge, the scene of the great crevasses in the spring of 1857 & 1861. Baton Rouge, with the Navy preparing for the attack on Port Hudson, in the background // Union Flotilla // State House // State deaf and dumb Asylum // shell."

Verso: No text.

Two pieces glued together; vertical folds; ripping along right and bottom margin; uneven paper at lower margin; glue stains at upper corners; damage along central fold.

Graphite on wove paper

13 x 19.25 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

38.3224293, -92.1632633

Original drawing location: CW-FHS-LA-3/13/63 (Box 8.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4893

(Becker)CW-FHS-LA-3/13/63