'The Pending Conflict'
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Title
'The Pending Conflict'
Subject
A Unionist View of Confederate Sympathies in Europe
Description
This image depicts several figures, two of which, engaged in a fierce struggle, represent the American conflict. Encoiled by a serpent holding him back is a representative of the Union cause, dragged down by those in the North that called for peace with the South (called Copperheads after the snake). Attacking him is the figure of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, wielding a large club identified as 'Pirate Alabama'. The others watching the fight, standing to the side, are representative of England and France - John Bull( right) and the Emperor of France Napoleon III (left).
This scene is in reference to the sympathies for the South believed to be present in these nations by the North, as well as the actions of Confederate raiders against Union commerce at sea. These include the CSS Alabama and other vessels built in British shipyards, adding to the controversy surrounding them. In this print's accompanying text, the figure of John Bull notably declares he has much such 'clubs' to offer the South.
This scene is in reference to the sympathies for the South believed to be present in these nations by the North, as well as the actions of Confederate raiders against Union commerce at sea. These include the CSS Alabama and other vessels built in British shipyards, adding to the controversy surrounding them. In this print's accompanying text, the figure of John Bull notably declares he has much such 'clubs' to offer the South.
Creator
Oliver Evans Woods
Source
Digitized by the Library of Congress, online at https://www.loc.gov/item/2008661653/
Publisher
Oliver Evans Woods, Philadelphia; Library of Congress
Date
1863
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Lithographic Print
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Coverage
CSS <em>Alabama</em>; European Sympathies; Naval Warfare
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Political Cartoon
Collection
Citation
Oliver Evans Woods, “'The Pending Conflict',” A Study of England in the American Civil War, accessed July 7, 2024, https://johnathanseitz.com/items/show/8.