Title |
Dodging the Draft. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[1861-1865?] |
Description |
A man wears battle armor made of household objects. He wears a pot as a helmet, brush bristles for epaulets, a lid for a breast
plate, and red cannisters over his arms. He carries a broom and a poker from a fire place. Over his pants, he wears crinoline.
The valentine satirizes draft dodgers as ridiculous and effeminate.
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Notes |
Text: You boast of valor, pluck and grit, / And strong love of the Union -- / You're just the boy to dodge the draft, / And
fir for a sneak's communion. / All decent girls view you with scorn, / And treat you with contempt; / When noble men are called
for, / You're just fit to be exempt!
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Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
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Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Draft resisters -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.125.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 3.25 |