Bluebeard of New Orleans, Confederate States of America.
Summary
Carte-de-visite reproduction of a drawing shows a caricature of Gen. Benjamin Butler, military governor of New Orleans, May-Dec. 1862, as Bluebeard, for challenging the behavior of the city's Confederate women toward Union soldiers. "John Bull" looks on in horror as Butler holds a woman by her hair in one hand and a large bloody cutlass in the other.
Tags
Date
01/01/1862
Location
New Orleans (La.), 29.95472, -90.07500
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
