Tag Archives: Thomas Nast

Santa For the Yankees, Too

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Santa, as we know him, is a creation of artist Thomas Nast who created the bearded old elf for the 1862-63 Christmas edition of Harper’s Weekly. In his famous drawing, he showed Union soldiers opening their Christmas boxes from home. One soldier … Continue reading →

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“Christmas Eve”

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Kristopher D. White

As I was working on my annual Christmas in the Civil War talk, I came upon a letter from Colonel Phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand. In it, de Trobriand asks his wife if she has seen an engraving … Continue reading →

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“An Especial Prize to the Boys:” Union Soldiers and the Illustrated News (Part 2)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by James Brookes

This is the second of two posts regarding the relationship between Union soldiers and the emerging illustrated press during the Civil War. Part 1 may be found here. Soldiers were evidently grateful to receive the illustrated weeklies. Albert O. Marshall of the … Continue reading →

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“An Especial Prize to the Boys:” Union Soldiers and the Illustrated News (Part 1)

Posted on September 7, 2016 by James Brookes

This is the first of two posts regarding the relationship between Union soldiers and the emerging illustrated press during the Civil War. The Union soldier of the Civil War had an insatiable hunger for newspapers. Joseph C. G. Kennedy, head of … Continue reading →

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Thomas Nast from the North Anna River: “On to Richmond”

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

One of my favorite images of the Civil War comes from the June 18, 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly. The image, by Thomas Nast, is titled “The Campaign in Virginia—“On to Richmond!” and it accompanied the paper’s coverage of the … Continue reading →

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Thomas Nast’s Divided Christmas

Posted on January 3, 2016 by James Brookes

On this day in 1863 Thomas Nast’s Christmas Eve forced the readers of Harper’s Weekly to confront the hardships of a war-torn wintry season. Though drawn in 1862, the image occupied a double-page spread in the January 3, 1863 edition … Continue reading →

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Drawing the War, Part 6: Paul Philippoteaux

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Meg Groeling

Part six in a series. The original inspiration for this series of articles was a piece Chris Mackowski wrote earlier for ECW about his daughter and a picture by nineteenth century artist Paul Philippoteaux. The article made me think, again, about how … Continue reading →

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Drawing the War, Part 5: Thomas Nast

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Meg Groeling

Part five in a series. Uncle Sam? Santa Claus? Lady Columbia? The Republican Elephant? The Democratic Donkey? All of these images of America have the same source, Thomas Nast, cartoonist extraordinaire (and functional illiterate) for Harper’s Weekly. Born into a … Continue reading →

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With Thoughts of Santa on Christmas Eve…

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Chris Mackowski

On this Christmas Eve, with thoughts of Santa Claus on the minds of boys and girls and those who are young of heart, Emerging Civil War has put in a word with ol’ St. Nick to include all of you … Continue reading →

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Yes, Billy, There Is a Santa Claus. No, Johnny, He Isn’t Going to Run the Blockade

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Meg Groeling

We know that the Thanksgiving Presidential Turkey Pardon is a product of the American Civil War, as is the Proclamation that the fourth Thursday in November should be the official date for the holiday, but Santa Claus? In short, yes! … Continue reading →

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