Wiswell, William. still image graphic government publication still image Lithographs-1860-1870. Political cartoons-1860-1870. ohu monographic Cincinnati [s.n.] 1861 eng

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1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 29.7 x 44.4 cm. This strongly anti-Confederate satire is a fantastical vision of the Union defeat of the secessionist movement. A hideous monster representing secession emerges from the water at left. He is hit by a charge from a mammoth cannon "Death to Traitors!" operated by Uncle Sam (right). A two-faced figure representing Baltimore, whose allegiance to the Union was at least questionable during the war, pulls at Uncle Sam's coattails. The explosion sends several small demons, representing the secessionist states, hurling through the air. Prominent among them is South Carolina, in a coffin at upper right. Tennessee and Kentucky, two Southern states internally divided over the secession question, are represented by two-headed creatures. Virginia, though part of the Confederacy, is also shown divided--probably an acknowledgment of the Appalachian and eastern regions' alignment with the Union. Among the demons is a small figure of Tennessee senator and 1860 presidential candidate John Bell, with a bell-shaped body. In the foreground is a large American flag on which Winfield Scott, commander of the Union forces, and a bald eagle rest. Despite the imprinted copyright date, the print, according to the inscription on the Library's impression, seems to have been registered for copyright on June 14 but not deposited until July 10, 1861. No known restrictions on publication. Entered . . . by Wiswell . . . Ohio, June 18th 1861. Title appears as it is written on the item. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1861-29. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Bell, John, 1796-1869 Flags United States 1860-1870 Secession Georgia 1860-1870 Secession Louisiana 1860-1870 Alabama 1860-1870 Baltimore (Md.) 1860-1870 Kentucky 1860-1870 Mississippi 1860-1870 Tennessee 1860-1870 PC/US - 1861.W818, no. 2 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b36109 p. 126 (DLC) 2005680400 2008661629 LC-USZ62-89738 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3b36109 aacr gihc DLC 940524 20250607030414.0 15595014 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)