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"The Copperhead Plan for Subjugating the South" |
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Cartoonist: Frank Bellew |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
October 22, 1864, p. 688
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Caption:
War and Argument - Cold Steel and Cool Reason - having failed to restore the Union, it is supposed that the South may be bored into coming back.Our Picture represents the successful operation of this exceedingly humane and ingenious device.
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
This cartoon by Frank Bellew ridicules the Peace Democratic (i.e., Copperhead) proposal that a truce and negotiated settlement would return the Confederacy to the Union. Standing on the far-left are (l-r): Fernando Wood (in front of the Democratic Donkey), Democratic presidential nominee George McClellan, and Democratic vice-presidential nominee George Pendleton. |
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