(CIVIL WAR PRINTS) Worth Thomas; artist The Voluntary Manne

Sale 2455 - Lot 98

Price Realized: $ 1,375

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(CIVIL WAR--PRINTS.) Worth, Thomas; artist. The Voluntary Manner in which Some of the Southern Volunteers Enlist. Lithograph, 13 1/4 x 18 inches; minor wear, faint mat toning. New York: Currier & Ives, [late June or July 1861]

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A satirical depiction of a Confederate recruitment office from early in the war, before the Confederate Army was taken very seriously. A poor farmer is forced into the room at the point of bayonets; a fellow recruit appears to be in a drunken stupor, with a small dog relieving itself on his foot. A small assortment of household goods is captioned "Prizes taken by the Confederate Navy." A broadside tacked to the wall celebrates Lincoln's suicide, and another hails the "glorious victory for the South" at the Battle of Boonville, a minor 17 June 1861 battle in which the Union actually suffered only 12 casualties. Most likely, a print produced at any point after the July 1861 Battle of Bull Run would not have found humor in the idea of heavy Union casualties. Another notice is signed by Robert Toombs, who served as the Confederate Secretary of State only through 25 July. Reilly 1861-34. None known at auction, and only 3 other copies traced.