Cotton harvest – basket on head Tags: 19th Century agriculture, American slavery, British military band, Civil War logistics, Cotton harvest, Enslaved labor, George B. McClellan, Gettysburg history, Industrial Revolution, Joachim Murat, Maryland plantation, Moses Brown School, Nathan Appleton, photo of the week, Pontiac Mill, Tichborne Claimant, War uniforms, Share on: Share: Enslaved person walking with basket of cotton field on head and drag bag at waist. Probably on Maryland plantation. View our photo collection! View Collection