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The Contrabands and Freemans Cemetery: a Historic Burial Ground for Freedmen and Fugitive Slaves in Alexandria, Va

Post author By David
Post date March 24, 2023

Situated at 1001 S. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, The Contrabands and Freemans Cemetery was founded in 1864 as a resting place for liberated individuals and escaped slaves who sought […]

Tags 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, Alexandria Canal, Beulah Baptist Church, Black History, Civil War, Clermont, Contrabands, Emancipation Proclamation, Freedmen's Bureau, Gladwin Record, John Mason, L’Ouverture Hospital, Lee-Fendall House, Soldiers Cemetery, U.S.C.T, United States Colored Troops