Punch,  44 (1863), 58.

The Standard Bearer to the Confederate General Stuart

[Trident], pseud.  [Henry R Howard] *

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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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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