"The Art of Inspiring Courage" Cartoon

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Title

"The Art of Inspiring Courage" Cartoon

Description

Satirical cartoon depicting the a few scenarios in which men are inspired (or pressured) to enlist by their friends and families. They were convinced to serve for the patriotic duty, the honor they may gain, but also sometimes for the soldier's salary.

Creator

Frank Leslie

Source

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Publisher

"From Slave Mothers & Southern Belles to Radical Reformers & Lost Cause Ladies: Representing Women in the Civil War Era," a collaborative virtual Exhibition made possible by Tulane University

Date

October 1863

Contributor

Caylie Zweig, in her essay: "From Domesticity to Industry: Working Women in the Civil War"

Language

English

Identifier

http://civilwarwomen.wp.tulane.edu/essays-4/from-domesticity-to-industry-working-women-in-the-civil-war/

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Original Format

Newspaper cartoon (print on newsprint).

Files

InspiringCourage1.jpg

Citation

Frank Leslie, “"The Art of Inspiring Courage" Cartoon,” Materiality and Spectacle in Nineteenth Century United States 2017, accessed December 1, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality/items/show/24.