| Title |
A Son of a Gun. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[1861-1865?] |
| Description |
A Union soldier stands with closed eyes. His nose is a cannon, and he holds a rifle. Signed with a monogram: BB [?]. |
| Notes |
Text: In battle I'm sure you are brave, / And I know you never would run; / For you're fighting-- the Union to save, / And
was born a son of a gun. / Your barrel is rifled, you say, / And will shoot a long distance quite straight; / But I fear at
some future day; / 'Twill blow all the brains from your pate. / So I think my preference would be, / Instead of a single bored
man; / A splendid back-action revolving nose, / And I'll marry one -- if I can.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Marriage -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.469.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 10.18 |
