Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Harriet Douglas Whetten (b.1822). Whetten was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. She served on hospital ships out of New York and Philadelphia from 18... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Quarter-plate ambrotype. Three-quarter length portrait of John H. Fonda, settler in the Prairie Du Chien area. He is sitting facing front, with one hand in... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Nine men arrive at Fort William by canoe. Fort William, also called Kaministiguia, was the Hudson's Bay fur trading post. Men are standing along the opposi... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Civil War handbill that reads: "Charleston Mercury Extra...The Union Is Dissolved!" |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Piece of rope with one end tied in the form of a noose, depicting a skull. Caption below reads: "End of Secession." Blue ink, illustration on right side of... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Soldier-farmer, "Jeffy" (Jefferson) Davis, in full uniform with a straw hat is giving feed (bonds) to a sow (the Confederacy). The sow is in turn feeding i... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Jefferson Davis hanging by a noose in a tree with a serpent wrapped around it. The "SOUTHERN EAGLE" is flying in the background. Captions below read: "JEFF... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A rope is tied in a noose inside of a frame. Caption reads: "Good Noose for TRAITORS." Black ink on yellow envelope, illustration is on left side. Mounted ... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A rooster with a Union flag, representing the Union army, is facing a chicken (with what appears to be ostrich legs) with a piracy flag, which is supposed ... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A smiling devil with wings is holding a large jar of C.S.A. Whiskey marked with a poison symbol, and a Confederate flag sticking out of it. Blue and red in... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A pig with a small saddle on his back. A Union flag is set in the middle of the saddle. On the side of the pig is the text: "WHOLE OR NONE." Blue and red i... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | An elephant wearing boots is carrying a banner that reads: "I ALWAYS WIN." The banner has a face on the left end and is holding up the elephant's tail with... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A seven-sided arrangement of Union ships and military camps surrounding 7 rats and one cat. Harpers Ferry is in the center of a circular design. The ship l... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Miss Columbia is holding a wreath in her left hand and a Union flag in her right hand. A federal (bald) eagle and a cannon are behind her. A verse to her r... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Miss Columbia holding a Union flag with her right hand and pointing with her left. Caption below reads: "I am for Union TO A MAN!" Red and blue ink on beig... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Scene of 16 figures. A slave owner is raising his whip as black families are racing towards Fort Monroe, with some remaining behind picking cotton. The sla... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Uncle Sam has a Confederate man by the neck and is about to kick him in the behind. Caption below reads: "UNCLE SAM'S INFALLIBLE REMEDY FOR ALL Rebel-ious ... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Marching elephant wearing boots and a blanket carrying a banner. The banner reads: "The Northern Elephant," and has a face on the left side that is holding... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Image of a foppish, overdressed man. May be a caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, English statesman. Caption below reads: "The Man who conceived C.S.A." Red i... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A fox wearing a coat with a skull and the initials J.D. on it also has a Confederate flag tail, crossed bones on his hip, a hat and a walking stick under h... |
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