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Assault by the Press-Gang
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| Title | Assault by the Press-Gang |
| Creator | Stephens, Henry Louis
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| Date | 1862-03-15 |
| Description | A man in a vested suit, top hat, glasses, and beard (Stanton) stands arm-in-arm with a Union general (McClellan), while members of the press surround them, trying to obtain quotes to publish in their newspapers, provoking them with comments like, "Give 'em mud and discipline! Heh!" and "Say Nigger! If yer don't say Nigger out loud, we'll punch yer." (Greeley) By early 1862, newspapers were pushing for a military operation in Virginia. The Army of the Potomac remained idle provoking these admonitions of the newspapers. Horace Greeley of the Tribune was especially insistent using "On to Richmond" as his cry for action which can be seen written on the paper he is holding. |
| Language | English |
| Publication | Vanity Fair
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| Subject | Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
George McClellan
Greeley. Horace
Military Strategy
Political Campaigns
Northern Generals
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| Time Period | War Years
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| File Format | Jpeg |
| Identifier | 16 |
| Publisher | Special Collections, Gettysburg College |
| Button Search | Political Cartoons
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| Repository | Special Collections, Gettysburg College |
| Contact Information | http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/contact.dot |
| Citation | Creator (if known), Title, Date (if known), GettDigital: Civil War Era Collection, Special Collections / Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Access Date, Link to Item |
| Rights | Digital images copyright Special Collections, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College. All rights reserved. For permission information, see http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/policies/copyright_information.dot |
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