A pair of African American men—one holding a horse, the other a broom—pose in front of a group of Union soldiers. Free blacks served the Union forces in various capacities, from laborer to soldier.
Creator: Mathew Brady
Created: ca. 1862 (copyrighted 1862)
Medium: Albumen carte-de-visite photograph.
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Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division