The ladies of New Orleans before Gen. Butler's Proclamation [2 ugly women spitting in face of Union officer]; After ... Proclamation [Officer tipping hat to 2 attractive women. Cartoon concerning Benjamin Butler's so-called "Woman Order," as military governor of New Orleans, to prevent local women from insulting U.S. soldiers. Issued May 15, 1862]
Summary
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1862 July 12, p. 448.
Reference copy may be in LOT 4421-E.
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Caption card tracings: Women in cartoons 1862; CW, 1861-1865 Cartoons 1862-July; CW 1861-1865 Fraternization; Civil War, 1861-1865 Women; BI; Caricatures..., American 1862 July; Shelf.
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Date
01/01/1862
Source
Library of Congress
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