Retrogression (A Very Sad Picture)

Creator

Bradbury and Evans

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

The cartoon is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon that depicts Abraham Lincoln dressed as a Native American, with Charleston harbor in the background. Refers to the Union use of the Stone Fleet to block the harbor. The reproduction print has been removed from an unidentified bound volume. However, the original work appeared in the 1 February 1862 edition of Punch, a weekly British satirical magazine established in 1841 by wood engraver Ebenezer Landells and writer Henry Mayhew.

Description Source

Internet Archive. https://archive.org/stream/punchv4200lemo#page/44/mode/2up (accessed July 2, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1862

Measurement

13 X 10 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

Recto, below cartoon: 83 / RETROGRESSION (A VERY SAD PICTURE). / WAR-DANCE OF THE I. O. U. INDIAN. / The Federals sank several ships laden with stones at the mouth of Charleston Harbour, and otherwise / impeded the navigation.-February, 1862.

Subjects

Charleston Harbor (S.C.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

Print/reproduction (derivative object)

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

4976

Digital ID

FVW_04976

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.