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Poor soldiers have mighty few things to be merry at,
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Title
Poor soldiers have mighty few things to be merry at,
Publisher
[New York] : T.W. Strong, New-York.
Date
[1861-1865?]
Description
The German American, or Pennsylvanian Deutsch, soldier holds a pot marked "Krout" and wears a Union uniform. His cap is marked "Commissariat," and he has a long white beard.
Notes
Text: Poor soldiers have mighty few thigns to be merry at, / When fed from the hands of a Dutch commissariat; / Krout for their breakfast, and their dinners, and teas, / And now and then scraps of bad Limburger cheeses. / So go, red-necked Dutchman, you ne'er can be mine, / You never were meant for a sweet Valentine.
"505"
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
American wit and humor.
German Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Armies -- Commissariat -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format
TMP.objres.383.jpg
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 8.32
In Collections
Comic Valentine Collection
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