Collecting Confiscated Anglo-Rebel Cotton in the Southwest
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A single-page wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, May 2, 1863, showing the collection of confiscated cotton on plantations in the Southwest during the American Civil War. The scenes include a cotton pile near the Worthington plantation, bales marked 'C S A 1861' stacked in a barn, and bales being rolled aboard the steamboat 'Tatum' at a landing. The engraving is based on a sketch by Theodore R. Davis.
- Type
- Illustration
- Date
- May 2, 1863
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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