Price
$24.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
5.5" x2.25"
Civil War Satirical Cover – "Alabama Home Guards" Caricature– "I'll Go Myself and Nurse the Sick". Civil War patriotic cover ridiculing the Confederate "Alabama Home Guards." The cartoon depicts a frightened militia figure chasing oversized birds with a spear rather than confronting Union troops, reflecting Northern ridicule of Southern home defense forces. Unused and original.
From the huge collection of Civil War historical covers in very fine condition that we recently acquired.
As the Civil War progressed, both North and South relied increasingly on older men and younger boys for local defense. Northern publishers often exaggerated these "Home Guard" units in humorous caricatures, portraying them as ineffective or cowardly in an effort to undermine Confederate morale.
$24.00
used
Very fine
5.5" x2.25"