The Forlorn Hope from Harper's Weekly. Black; cream. Paper. This original full page engraved cartoon is titled, "The Forlorn Hope--The Ship Secession In The Breakers, The Chicago Wreckers Rushing To The Rescue.--Sketched by Theodore Jones." It shows the Secession listing on its side. Lightning bolts named, "Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Farragut and Sheridan" strike it. A lighthouse flies the American flag upside down. Men in a long boat, on foot and a mounted officer rush into the breakers. , Civil War , Abraham Lincoln
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