Photos of Gen. Eaton- Freedmen's Bureau, Slaves

Quarter plate daguerreotype and carte-de-visite (CDV) of General John Eaton, best known today for being the superintendent in charge of organizing freed slaves in the Western Theatre during the Civil War. Condition as shown. Daguerreotype is housed in a thermoplastic frame.

"Eaton graduated from theological school and was ordained shortly before the Civil War. He joined an Ohio regiment as a chaplain, serving in Missouri and Tennessee. In December 1862, he was named by General Grant to take charge of the all escaped slaves in the Mississippi River region. He proved a compassionate and adept organizer for the freedmen – finding work, education, housing, and other help for thousands of former slaves, helping to conclude work contracts and marriages for hundreds." -Mr. Lincoln and Friends

More about Eaton's life can be read here: http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/the-preachers/john-eaton-1829-1906/

[Civil War, Abolitionist, Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, Slave, Union, Confederate, Tintype, Ambrotype, CDV]