| Contributor |
Sawyer, Charles Carroll, b. 1833. When this cruel war is over. |
| Title |
The Brave Volunteer. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[1861-1865?] |
| Description |
The first line quotes from Charles Carroll Sawyer's Civil War ballad, "When this cruel war is over." The valentine shows a
Union soldier lighting his cigarette from a bomb as bombs fly in the background behind him. The piece has an embossed border.
The valentine satirizes the purported bravery of the volunteers by showing them as foolish.
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| Notes |
Text: "When this cruel war is over," And our noble Volunteers / home return to live in clover / Shan't we have good times,
my dears? Honor to the heroes, who by / Their brave deeds us captivate, / Thank of all the kisses ruby / That upon their coming
wait!
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Variant of Valentine 2.8 and Valentine 2.10. |
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Courage -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.59.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 2.9 |
