| Title |
A Military Bummer. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[1861-1865?] |
| Description |
The military bummer, clad in a red coat and yellow pants, has the head of a bulldog. Three Union soldiers stand behind him
on one side; two hold rifles with bayonets, and one is drumming. On the other side, an officer stands in front of a tent.
A United States flag flies from a flag pole, on which is mounted a sign which reads "Drummed out of Camp for being a Bummer."
A "bummer" is a person who avoids duties.
|
| Notes |
Text: He who fights and runs away, / May live to fight another day; / But you did run with all your might, / You did not stay
to see the fight.
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| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Military discipline -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.270.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 6.20 |
