The Standard Bearer to the Confederate General Stuart
[Trident], pseud. [Henry R Howard] *
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Illustrators: | [Trident], pseud. [Henry R Howard] * |
Subjects: | War, Telegraphy, Technology |
Shows a Confederate general riding a horse. His head is a telegraphic transmitting and receiving apparatus, and in one hand he holds an uprooted telegraph pole with wires streaming from the top. This represents James E B Stuart's attacks on Union telegraphic networks. |
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