President Lincoln Riding through Richmond, April 4th, 1865

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Title

President Lincoln Riding through Richmond, April 4th, 1865

Subject

African Americans, emancipation, Abraham Lincoln

Description

African Americans cheered as Abraham Lincoln toured the city of Richmond a day after it had been liberated by the United States Army in April 1865.

Creator

Joseph Becker

Source

Paul Fleury Mottelay, ed., The Soldier in our Civil War a Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861–1865,Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on the Battle-Field (1886)

Publisher

New York: G. W. Carleton & Company

Date

April 1865

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

Work is Public Domain; image from Library of Virginia

Format

JPG

Type

Engraving

Identifier

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Coverage

Richmond, Virginia

Citation

Joseph Becker, “President Lincoln Riding through Richmond, April 4th, 1865,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 15, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/432.