Civil War 1864 Harper's Wkly - 1st Colored (Black) Infantry-Sham Democrats! Army

Description

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Two pages
from a November 5, 1864 edition of the famous
Harper's Weekly
with many very interesting items, including:
1. A cartoon of what the South (Richmond newspaper) deemed
THE FIRST COLORED REBEL REGIMENT,
meaning
Black males from the South who would flock to fight for the Confederate Army given the freedoms cited below (freedom, remain in state, etc)
because the South was losing the War and desperately needed more soldiers to fight;
2.
A personal ad entitled :
UNTERRIFIED SHAM DEMOCRATS
, attacking the Democratic Party
and citing General
George McClellan
(calling him "Mac"), the Democrat candidate for President in 1864
Other interesting and somewhat comical ads are included, including:
3. Army Watches
for sale fo .00;
4.
Pineapple Cider
as a cure for ailments and long life;
5.
U.S. Bonds
for 3 years offering 7 and 3/10% per year; and
6. "
Double Glasses
" (binoculars) for sale.