This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs DivisionOriginal Author: Alexander GardnerCreated: June 9, 1865Medium: Wet collodion glass-plate stereographGroup of Freedpeople in RichmondOn June 9, 1865, a several freedpeople pose near Haxall's Mill in Richmond for the photographer Alexander Gardner. Union forces had taken control of Richmond two months earlier.FEATURED INConference with President Andrew Johnson (June 16, 1865)