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Down with the traitors serpent flag
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States South Carolina |
| Description | An illustrated unionist sheet music cover, condemning secessionist state South Carolina, and probably issued shortly after its Charleston Convention of December 20, 1860. (See "The Palmetto State Song," no. 1861-2.) Strongly militant in tone, the illustration shows an American soldier standing on the palmetto flag of South Carolina, which lies on the ground. The flag is partially draped over a broken military drum. Two cannonballs appear on the ground around it. The soldier holds a saber, whose point seems to pierce the Southern flag, and an American flag. Four lines of the song appear above the illustration: "Down with the Traitors serpent flag! / Death to the wretch o'er whom it waves! / And let our heaven-born banner float / O'er freemen's Homes & Traitors' Graves!" |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Cartoon Prints, American |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Secession--South Carolina--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Flags--United States--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | State flags--South Carolina--1860-1870. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
