The Press on the Field, Contraband News, In Action, Reliable Information, Newspapers at Home, The Sketchbook, and The Newspapers in Camp.
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Title
The Press on the Field, Contraband News, In Action, Reliable Information, Newspapers at Home, The Sketchbook, and The Newspapers in Camp.
Description
Nast cartoon shows the variety of ways the press obtained information and the full circle of the process from obtaining the news to reading it at camp and at home. Image includes receipt of information from soldier and from escaped slaves joining the Union effort.
Creator
Thomas Nast
Source
Harpers Weekly
Publisher
Harpers, April 30, 1864, p. 280-281
Files
Citation
Thomas Nast, “The Press on the Field, Contraband News, In Action, Reliable Information, Newspapers at Home, The Sketchbook, and The Newspapers in Camp.,” Materiality and Spectacle 2015, accessed November 27, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality-and-spectacle-2015/items/show/30.