Tag Archives: U.S. Census

Untangling the Marmillions, Part 1

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Sheritta Bitikofer

On January 30, 1864, Harper’s Weekly published a set of accounts from formerly enslaved blacks from New Orleans. Emancipated by Benjamin Butler during the Federal occupation of the town, these individuals came forward to give their testimonies to the atrocities … Continue reading →

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“An Especial Prize to the Boys:” Union Soldiers and the Illustrated News (Part 1)

Posted on September 7, 2016 by James Brookes

This is the first of two posts regarding the relationship between Union soldiers and the emerging illustrated press during the Civil War. The Union soldier of the Civil War had an insatiable hunger for newspapers. Joseph C. G. Kennedy, head of … Continue reading →

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