Confederate Cats

1861-1865

A Confederate cat (identified as Magoffin) holding a cock (Uncle Sam) by the neck and another Confederate cat (Jefferson Davis) swiping at Union-winged chicks. Caption: "Governor Magoffin's neutrality means holding the COCK OF THE WALK while the CONFEDERATE CAT kills of his CHICKENS."

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

United States

Beriah Magoffin was the Governor of Kentucky when the Civil War began. This image mocks Magoffin's initial neutral stance and his aversion to choosing sides. It also portrays the doubt that some Union supporters had regarding Kentucky's neutral position during the early part of the Civil War.

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3"x5.5"

still image

Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches, Alfred S. Lippman Collection of Civil War postal covers, Manuscripts Collection 993, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Louisiana Research Collection.

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