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.
A new chapter in American history opened as the Thirteenth Amendment, passed in January of 1865, was implemented. It abolished slavery in the United States, and now, with the end of the war, four million African Americans were free. Thousands of former slaves travelled throughout the south, visiting or searching for loved ones from whom they had become separated. Harriet Jacobs was one who returned to her old home.