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Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 With Massa Sherman [pen and ink drawing]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07588 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: 1864-1889 ca. Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Pen and ink drawing of liberated slaves following Sherman's Army through Georgia.

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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