Parting Shot
Published: 5/28/25
A Costly Decision
A look at the pro-Union message contained in a patriotic illustration published on an envelope, or "cover," early in the Civil War.
Published: 3/10/25
A “Texan Ranger”
A deeper look at an illustration published in the July 6, 1861, issue of Harper's Weekly.
Published: 1/2/25
The Winning Hand
A carte de visite titled “The Winning Hand” offers commenrtary on the 1864 presidential election.
Published: 10/2/24
A Short Blanket
A look at a Harper's Weekly cartoon titled "A Short Blanket," which pokes fun at a Confederacy assumed to be ill-equipped to defend its territory from Union forces.
Published: 8/2/24
Front Face!
A Civil War envelope offers up a cheeky scene.
Published: 3/18/24
About the Size of It
A look at the Harper's Weekly cartoon "About the Size of It," a lighthearted take on General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign.