1864 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX [6] CIVIL WAR CDVs SOME PHOTOGRAPHS UNKNOWN DEPICTING AN ALABAMA IN THE THROES OF OCCUPATION AND A PARADE OF RECENTLY FREED SLAVES KNOWN AS CONTRABANDS

On offer is an original, historic and significant group of six [6] Civil War Carte de Visite photographs [CDVs] circa May of 1864 in Decatur Alabama. The images, outdoor scenes, four apparently unknown, two of these images are in the noted Blue and Gray Civil War Museum in Decatur Alabama make for a super visual record of the difficult times and upheaval of conflict and culture in Alabama during the War. The six CDVs in this collection include; the Pontoon Bridge at Decatur faintly inscribed; the building of breastworks; image of stacked rifles [this same image is noted in the Decatur Daily News September 7, 2007 and is inscribed "Fatigue Party of the 10th Iowa, Decatur" likely with the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and were at the Battle of Decatur and with USS General Grant who patrolled the Tennessee River and took part in the Battle of Decatur]; two street scenes likely Decatur; a photo of recently freed slaves called "Contrabands" during the Civil War presented in a procession of the recently freed Slaves. [The word "Contrabands" is inscribed faintly. Rather unique image given most known images of Contrabands show them settled in a camp and not in flight.] Overall G+.; Photograph; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, DECATUR, ALABAMA, DEEP SOUTH, SOUTHERN AMERICANA, CDV, CONTRABANDS, FREED SLAVES, ESCAPED SLAVES, CARTE DE VISITE, PHOTOGRAPHS, VISITING CARD, CIVIL WAR, THE WAR BETWEEN BROTHERS, THE WAR BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH, SLAVERY, SLAVES, 10TH IOWA, CONTRABANDS, FREED SLAVES, 102ND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, THE BATTLE OF DECATUR, FRANKLIN-NASHVILLE CAMPAIGN, UNION FORCES, BRIG. GEN. ROBERT S. GRANGER, CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE, GEN. JOHN B. HOOD, TENNESSEE RIVER, TUSCUMBIA, COLBERT COUNTY, CONFISCATION ACT, GRAND CONTRABAND CAMP, SLABTOWN, CORINTH CONTRABAND CAMP, IN CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, JOURNAL, LOG, PRIMARY SOURCE, FIRST HAND ACCOUNT, SOCIAL HISTORY, PERSONAL STORIES, LIVING HISTORY, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, DOCUMENT, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, MANUSKRIPT, PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO, ATTO, VELINA, DOCUMENTO, MANOSCRITTO, CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD, HECHO, VITELA, DOCUMENTO, MANUSCRITO, PAPEL,BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES