Image: One soldier stands in the foreground and is surrounded by wounded soldiers on the battlefield. In the distance, soldiers stand in rows and fire their rifles., Verse 171: Battle of Mill Spring, Ky., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Soldiers march forward with their bayonets. A blast knocks two soldiers down in the foreground., Verse 1897: Seige and Capture of Fort Donelson., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Bust profile of George Washington., Verse 1880: Shall the name of Washington ever be heard, By a Freeman, and thrill not his breast? Is there one out of bondage that hails not the name, Of Washington, Star of the West!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The suns rays shine on a union flag, which faces left and sits in the foreground of the image., Verse 2408: then conquer we must, our cause it is just; And this be our motto, in God is our trust., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Ragtag military procession including soldiers riding horses or mules, a wagon labelled "pork and beans," and men carrying signs., Verse 258: Camp Dennison Envelope. -- "The Family" provided for., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: This is an advertisement for stationery with the image of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, pre- and post-war. The image mocks Davis and he is seen first, going to war, in a military cap decorated with ribbons. If one turns the image upside down, Davis appears like a jackass, his face deep in a bag of oats. This stationery, according to the advertisement below the image, is identified as the "Jeff. Davis Letter Sheet." There were envelopes for sale to accompany it., Caption: Jeff Davis going to War; Jeff. returning from War., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two African American men rest indolently on a pile of cotton bales on a horse-drawn cart. Another man walks with a whip next to the cart., Verse 565: Farewell to the Good Old Times., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Shows west front of U.S. Capitol building, built 1793-1829 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and Charles Bulfinch., Verse 2619: U.S. Capitol. (West front). Washington., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the Michigan state seal, which was inspired by the seal used for the Hudson Bay Fur Company. A man stands at the edge of a peninsula inside a shield, with a ribbon underneath that reads "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice," or "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.." The shield is held by a moose and an elk that face each other. Just above the scene in the shield is the motto "Tuebor," which means "I will defend." An eagle is depicted just above the shield, along with "E Plurubus Unum.", Caption: Michigan. For the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A taxman holds out a quill in his left hand, and holds an ink bottle in his right. Tax forms are tucked under his right arm. He stands in front of a cotton bale. A white plantation owner gives up his last slave, a young African American boy., Verse 1843: Secession devouring its children. Taxman--Your taxes for King Davis are due again. Planter--Well take my last Slave--you have robbed me of all the rest., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle labeled "Scott" wears a plumed hat, and stands next to packages that represent "Washington sauce", and "Cotton". The constitution rests under his feet., Verse 987: I think you've sauce enough, sly bird, and e're you further go, you'll get some red-hot pepper, that will make you "jump Jim Crow.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Created postfreeze., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Uncut sheets, including a half-sheet, of 24 letter and envelope labels containing patriotic slogans in support of the Union. Mottoes exalt death for one's country, the preservation of the union, the constitution, and the American flag as well as predictions of death and doom for traitors. Small number of labels also contain illustrations, including flags, a snake, and a gallows.
Creator
C.Y. Haynes & Co., creator
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Stationery - Ephemera [5786.F.149b-e & 150b; P.2005.2.13]
Image: Depicts the bust of Abraham Lincoln as a shooting star. The tail of the shooting star is consists of red and white stripes, resembling a Union flag., Verse 1978: Star of the North, or the comet of 1861., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Reproduction of a racist satiric drawing showing an elderly African American, holding an umbrella, while seated next to a bundle of his belongings. An African American couple with their baby are visible in the background. During the Civil War, the U.S. government declared slaves contraband of war., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze.
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.52k]
Image: Depicts the Sabal (or Cabbage) Palmetto flag, which is South Carolina's state flag., Verse: Southern Independence. We will defend it with our lives and fortunes., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Union general and 1852 presidential candidate, Winfield Scott, is depicted in uniform and on horseback in the middle envelope (80b) of a set of three. Includes other soldiers surrounding him., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Handcuffs and shackles., Verse 1164: Jewels found at Alexandria, by the Federal Army; consisting of chains, bracelets, and anklets., Caption: Supposed to have belonged to the "First Families" of Virginia., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: John Bull, a figure personifying Great Britain, straddles a wooden fence. He holds an evenly weighted scale. On the left side sits an African American man with his back to a soldier (possibly Jefferson Davis) who holds a Jolly Roger flag. On the right side are bales of cotton., Verse 1174: John Bull on the Fence., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Shows a grinning, dancing African American man as the racist character Jim Crow., Verse 1012: I'm glad I'm not in Dixie! Hooray! Hooray!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Lady Liberty wears a laurel weath on her head and holds a Union flag in her right hand. The Liberty cap rests on a pole behind the state seal of Kentucky, on top of which Lady Liberty rests her left hand. The state seal depicts two men clasping their hands together underneath of the motto "United we stand, Divided we fall." Union is spelled out in red, white and blue letters that resemble flags., Caption: Loyal to the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Cannonballs attack Fort Sumter from every angle. The five-sided structure sat in the middle of Charleston Harbor, in South Carolina., Verse 209: Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Apr. 12 & 13, 1861., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Half-length portrait of a woman carrying the Confederate flag., Verse: Good for another "Bull's Run.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jeff Davis is surprised when a basket full of butterflies tips over and they swarm around him., Verse 1134: Jeff. Davis' attack on Fortress Monroe., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts Chesapeake Hospital and McClellan Hospital in Virginia., Verse 197: Between Fortress Monroe & Hampton, Va., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Landscape view, showing rows of tents set up on the hilly terrain in the distance., Verse 283: Camp of the 5th Pen. Cavalry, near Williamsburg, Va., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A man hangs from a flagpole, gripping a hammer in his right hand. The Union flag faces right., Verse 1959: "Stand by our flag! on shore and flood; as harbinger of peace or war, And palsied by the traitorous hand, That would its field of glories mar.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bayonet with the label "U.S. Rifle" unlocks the lock labeled "Slavery"., Verse 2191: The Lock and Key., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A racist caricature of a grinning African American man runs in the direction of Jeff Davis, who stands with his head and wrists locked in stocks., Verse 891: Ha! Ha! Massa Jeff takes the last of the Confederate Stocks., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The Union Eagle grasps Jefferson Davis from the seat of his pants. Davis holds a Jolly Roger flag in his right hand. Three slaves on the plantation below stretch out their arms, as if to catch Davis if he falls., Verse 2545: Uncle Sam sends his traitor bird after Traitor Jeff., Caption: O! Lord! Let me alone. Golly, Mas'a Jeff; You's in a bad fix, sure enough., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis, depicted as a fox, carries two dead geese representing Tennessee and Virginia., Verse 2481: To Dixie's Land., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A white soldier, with a scope up to his eye, observes a scene in the distance while resting on the broad shoulders of an African American man., Verse 2016: Taking an observation from a Dark Point., Caption: Negro-- Dis Child is a real Union niggar, and no mistake., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: On the right hand side of the envelope, a woman prays on her knees outside of her house for her husband to return from battle. A battle scene is depicted behind the house. On the left, an angel supports a fallen soldier., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A uniformed soldier has his right arm around a woman who is crying into a handkerchief, and holds a bayonet in his left hand., Verse 907: "The Girl I Left Behind Me.", Caption: "He turn'd and left the spot--O! do not deem him weak--For dauntless was the soldier's heart, though tears were on his cheek; Go, watch the foremost ranks in danger's dark career, Be sure the hand most daring there has wiped away a tear.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An African American man, sitting outdoors at a table. Food, possibly a loaf of bread, and a knife sit on the table untouched., Verse 1058: I'se De INNOCENT CAUSE ob all dis WAR TRUBBLE., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Smoke rises up from a battle scene, where rows of soldiers advance toward those already fighting. A cavalryman rides behind the group and holds an upraised sword. Wounded men are scattered throughout the field., Verse 171: Battle of Mill Spring, Ky., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing robes made of red and white stripes and blue and white stars stands and holds a sword in her right hand and scales in her left. Two books are piled on the ground next to her., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Union soldiers stand with flags, cannons and shields around bust portraits of both Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan. The banner below the portraits reads: "Review of the Army"., Verse: 1784: Review of the Army., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Three Union soldiers flank the bust portraits of George McClellan and John Adams Dix., Verse 1303: Maj. Gen. Dix., Verse 1328: Maj. Gen. McClellan., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A sailor in red, white and blue clothes stands on a ship, leans against the capstan, and looks right. He holds a telescope in his left hand and an anchor sits at his feet A Union flag is visible in the background., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bust portrait of James Patton Anderson sits next to a birds-eye view of Louisville, Kentucky., Verse 706: Gen. Anderson., Verse 1277: Louisville, Ky., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white, and blue dress holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand, and points to the word Victory, which is spelled out with red, white and blue letters., Verse 2637: Victory., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature showing an African American man smoking and dancing in celebration. Alludes to militant abolitionist John Brown's 1856 raid of Harper's Ferry to promote slave insurrections., Verse 1533: Old John Brown is dead, but I still live., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: On the left hand side of the envelope is a shield with the Stars and Stripes on it as well as Liberty's cap. "Liberty or Death" is printed on a "ribbon" above it. An arrow goes through a "secession" snake beneath the shield., Verse 1232: Liberty or Death., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts Jefferson Davis's head, but when rotated ninety degress clockwise, he looks like a horse., Verse 1108: Jeff. Davis "going in." Jeff. Davis "coming out.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts three freed slaves resting at a table, one with his legs propped lazily on the table., Verse 2535: T'will take all Massa's money - and more too., Caption: See session., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A white colonist and a Native American man sit on the ground near the water. The colonist holds a sextant in his left hand. The Native American man wears traditional clothing, with a feathered headband and an arm band. He holds an ax in his right hand. Between the two men sits the seal of New York City, noticeable because of the beaver, flour barrel and windmill blades. In the left background a man is poised to spear a moose. Ships are visible in the distance., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Anti-confederate envelope depicting a young white worker harvesting corn. "Cotton is king" refers to Great Britain's reliance on the South's cotton supply, but in fact, Britain needed grain more than cotton from the states., Verse 460: Corn (not cotton) is king., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A man holding a Union ticket at a polling station is intimidated to vote "Yes" in favor of Secession because of armed men working the booth., Verse 955: How Virginia was voted out of the union!!!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the Massachusetts state seal centers around an Algonquin Native American. A white star with five points appears next to the figure's head, signifying the state's admission as the 6th US State. A blue ribbon surrounds the shield, bearing the state motto "Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem." Includes the state military crest: a bent arm holding a broadsword aloft., Caption: Massachusetts., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Full-length portrait of the antislavery leader, Ohio Senator, statesman, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, seated by a writing table in front of a heavily decorated fireplace and mantle., Title from printed signature of sitter below image., Published in Evert Duyckinck's National portrait gallery of eminent americans:...(New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., 1861-1864), vol. 2, p. 320. (LCP Uz 3, 3333.Q)., Chappel painted a majority of the portraits published as engravings in biographer Evert Duyckinck's, "Portrait Galleries," of the 1860s and 1870s. He often copied the subjects' faces from photographic portraits and placed them on generic bodies in more decorative surroundings than the original photograph., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
c1863
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait prints - Chase [P.8911.228]
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