Beschreibung:

All Slaves were made Freemen. By Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, January 1st, 1863. Come, then, able-bodied Colored Men, to the nearest United States Camp and fight for the Stars and Stripes [text on verso].
N.p.: c. 1863. Color lithographed handbill (306 x 243 mm). Text on verso as above, plus five stanzas of the “Original Version of the John Brown Song.” Condition : minor edge tear and crease. very rare recruitment handbill for regiments of the united states colored troops . This moving image depicts a Union soldier carring a flag adorned with the banner “Freedom to the Slave.” Around him are images of slaves being freed, with one tearing a Confederate flag and another putting down his plowshare. In the background a regiment of USCT are marching. Following the Emancipation Proclamation, the Bureau of Colored Troops was formed within the War Department. It seems likely that this rare circular was published by them. Many cities, including Philadelphia, had committees for recruiting colored regiments who likely disseminated the handbills. This copy a variant with the lyrics to John Brown’s Song (aka “Glory, Glory, hallelujah!”) on verso.