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Description
The political cartoon depicts General McClellan commanding his troops from a safe distance while seated astride a saddle mounted on the boom of a ship. The publisher date, place, and name not indicated; There is some damage at the object's left and right
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1864
Time Period
1860-1869
Measurement
13 1/2 X 17 3/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper
Inscription
Recto, in conversation bubble: Fight on my brave Soldiers and / push the enemy to the wall, from / this spanker boom your beloved / General looks down upon you.; Recto, at bottom: THE GUNBOAT CANDIDATE / AT THE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL; Recto, at bottom, handwritten: filed 1864
Subjects
Galena (Steamer)--1860-1870 ; Malvern Hill, Battle of, Va., 1862; McClellan, George B.--(George Brinton),--1826-1885; United States.--Navy--1860-1870
Work Type
Lithograph
Class
Cartoons
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
4965
Digital ID
FVW_04965
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
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