Genl Butler holding the mob in check at New Orleans – Historic Reproduction
![Genl Butler holding the mob in check at New Orleans, [ca. 1896] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0e/0eab04a9125e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Genl Butler holding the mob in check at New Orleans comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Genl Butler holding the mob in check at New Orleans
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Benjamin F. Butler is shown here holding back a crowd in New Orleans, a scene rendered in brown ink and wash over pencil by Charles S. Reinhart, who made several Civil War subjects for *Harper's Weekly* in 1896. The episode belongs to 1862, when Butler was named commander of the Union troops occupying the city. He governed the territory with a heavy hand, which earned him the bitter resentment of many Southerners and the nickname "Beast" Butler. The drawing's signatures and inscribed title suggest it was prepared for reproduction in the magazine.
| Created / published | [ca. 1896] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : brown ink and brown wash over pencil on off-white wove paper ; 45.6 x 36.9 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Drawings American 1880-1890.Periodical illustrations American 1880-1890. |
| Notes | No copyright information found with item. Reinhart completed several images of the Civil War for Harpers Weekly in 1896. Signed, lower left: Reinhart Del; lower center: W.L Williams / Art. T. Title inscribed below image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1246) In early 1862 Butler was appointed commander of the Union troops that occupied New Orleans. He ruled the territory with an iron hand, invoking the hatred of Southerners and earning the nickname Beast Butler." Forms part of: Caroline and Erwin Swann collection of caricature and cartoon (Library of Congress)." |
| Subjects | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin),--1818-1893--Public appearances. Crowds--Louisiana--New Orleans--1880-1890. New Orleans (La.)--History--Capture, 1862--Military personnel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,285 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-206159 |
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