Contraband (American Civil War) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Contraband was a term commonly used in the United States during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who came into the possession of Union forces. This ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraband_(American_Civil_War)
Contraband - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English word contraband , reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," derived via Italian contrabbando from Latin contra "against" + Middle Latin bannu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraband
This site is intended to complement William B. Gould IV's book about his great-grandfather, Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor. Here the reader can view the diary itself, and see aspects of it that cannot be replicated in a typescript or book.
goulddiary.stanford.edu/
The Civil War and emancipation ... Finally, on August 6, 1861, fugitive slaves were declared to be "contraband of war" if their labor had been used to aid the Confederacy in any way. And if found to be contraband, they were declared free. As the northern army pushed southward, thousands of fugitives fled across Union lines.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2967.html
“[Diary of a Contraband provides] modern readers with vivid insight into the life and thought of a man who overcame the degradations of slavery, ... The heart of this book is the remarkable Civil War diary of the author’s great-grandfather, William Benjamin Gould, an escaped slave who served in the United States Navy...
www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=4824
Using these criteria, several commanders set up contraband camps where they provided as best they could for the fugitives' welfare. Lacking funds to carry out extensive relief programs, they provisioned their charges ... Source: Historical Times "Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War" Edited by Patricia L. Faust...
www.civilwarhome.com/contrabands.htm www.civilwarhome.com/contrabands.htm
he would instead hold them as "contraband of war." Thus, when Confederate Major John B. Cary made the request for their return as Butler had anticipated, it was denied on the above basis. ... Website Links For; Civil...
www.seattleluxury.com/encyclopedia/entry/Contraband_(Am... www.seattleluxury.com/encyclopedia/entry/Contraband_(American_Civil_War)
Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor. By William B. Gould IV. (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2002. Pp.... ... Full Article Title: Diary of a Contraband: the Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor.(Book Review)
goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-399781/Diary-of-a-Cont... goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-399781/Diary-of-a-Contraband-the.html
Full Article Title: William B. Gould, IV. Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor.(Book Review) ... Gould's diary is a rare find--an important addition to the handful of first-person accounts of Civil War service by African Americans and, to my knowledge, the only...
goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3348501/William-B-Goul... goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3348501/William-B-Gould-IV-Diary.html
Some sought to return the slaves to their owners, but others kept the blacks within their lines and dubbed them "contraband of war." Many "contrabands" greatly aided the war effort with their labor. ... A Clergyman's Diary on the Eve of the Civil War...
memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart4.html