Gen. Dix's proclamation : Know all men by these presents: that I, John L. Dix, (no relation to the rebel "Dixie") knowing that the feeling excited in the breasts of our brave Union army by the combination of colors known as red, white and red, are by no m
Title
Gen. Dix's proclamation Know all men by these presents: that I, John L. Dix, (no relation to the rebel "Dixie") knowing that the feeling excited in the breasts of our brave Union army by the combination of colors known as red, white and red, are by no means agreeable, do hereby, by virtue of the authority vested in me, by His Majesty Abraham 1st, require and command all police officers of the city of Baltimore in the pay of His Majesty's government to suppress and cause to disappear all substances, whether in the heavens above, or in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth, bearing the said combination of rebel colors. ... Done at the Baltimore Bastile, this 4th day of September, the 1st year of Abraham's glorious and peaceful reign
Description
Broadside attacking the Lincoln administration; Gen. John A. Dix took charge of the Baltimore District in Aug. 1861., Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 18.3 x 12.1 cm., The illustration is a humorous "upside-down" reversible image of a man's head., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Dix, John L.
Date
[1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 Dix 5795.F.175 (McAllister)