Adult golden tortoise beetle, Charidotella bicolor (Fabricius). Photograph by Lynette Schimming, bugguide.net. Eggs: The eggs are attached singly to the underside of leaves or on stems, and are white in color. The eggs are oval and flattened.
the 13th amendment was ratifed in December of 1865 freeing all slaves in the united states and its' territories. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 was a powerful move that promised freedom for slaves in the Confederacy as soon as the Union armies reached them, and authorized the enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army.
The Emancipation Proclamation ostensibly freed all slaves living in areas controlled by Southern rebels. Nevertheless, on January 1, 1863, when the Proclamation came into effect, no African American slaves actually received their freedom.