Title |
The Wounded Soldier. |
Publisher |
[New York] : H. De Marsan, Publisher of songs, 54 Chatham Str. N.Y. |
Date |
[1861-1865?] |
Description |
A Union soldier plays cards with another man. The soldier holds up a bandaged finger, and behind him is a bar with a sign
that reads "Lager." The text suggests that the soldier's injury is minor and he's using it as an excuse to avoid fighting.
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Notes |
Text: Soldier, O Soldier! what brought you home so soon? / Can you spend your time not better than in a gambling saloon? /
To Skedaddle for the wound that on your finger you've got, / Is the excuse of a coward, and you may go to pot.. / For sooner
than be the Valentine of such a cowardly elf, / I'd go and face the enemy, were I sure to be shot myself.
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Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
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United states -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Gambling -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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War wounds -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.613.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 13.12 |