The voluntary manner in which some of the Southern volunteers enlist (1861)
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A facetious view of the Confederate states' early efforts to man a volunteer army during the Civil War. The interior of an enlistment center is shown, where a ragged recruit enters from the left at bayonet point. He is met by a grinning, cigar-smoking Confederate officer (center) who sits at a table supported by a whiskey barrel. On the wall behind him is a sign proclaiming in exaggerated terms a "Glorious Victory for the South" at Booneville and the death of Union general Nathaniel Lyon, which occurred on August 10, 1861.
The voluntary manner in which some of the Southern volunteers enlist (1861)
The voluntary manner in which some of the…
The voluntary manner in which some of the Southern volunteers enlist (1861)
A facetious view of the Confederate states' early efforts to man a volunteer army during the Civil War. The interior of an enlistment center is shown, where a ragged recruit enters from the left at bayonet point. He is met by a grinning, cigar-smoking Confederate officer (center) who sits at a table supported by a whiskey barrel. On the wall behind him is a sign proclaiming in exaggerated terms a "Glorious Victory for the South" at Booneville and the death of Union general Nathaniel Lyon, which occurred on August 10, 1861.