Behold your coward self from bullets flying.
American wit and humor.
Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Courage -- Caricatures and cartoons.
A Union soldier runs from a bullet. He carries an empty sword sheath. He has a long white beard, many wrinkles, and open mouth. The term "Zoo Zoo" refers to the Zouave regiments in the Civil War.
Text: Behold your coward self from bullets flying, / No fear that you in battle will be dying; / Your large mouth open, and teeth clattering with fear, / As the spent shots come whistling through the air. / Such cowardice friend Zoo Zoo, is a very sure sign, / That you cannot have me for your own Valentine.
"510"
Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
[New York] : T.W. Strong, New York.
[1861-1865?]
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
digitool:6071
Comic Valentines, 1.40