Civil War Propaganda

Traveling TrunkMarietta/Cobb Museum of Art

The Civil War

• 1860 Lincoln

• 1861 to 1865• The Union versus the Confederacy• Slavery• Deadliest war in America; 750,000

Propaganda

• A form of communication that tries to influence attitude by presenting one side of an argument

• Union Propaganda– Anti-slavery photographs, cartoons– 1850s Newspaper Illustrations

an example of Union propaganda

an example of Union propaganda

an example of Union propagandaof Jefferson Davis

an example of Confederate propaganda

Winslow Homer

• Born 1836• In 1855 began printmaking• Harper’s Weekly• Families able to “see” the war• Troops’ morale

Make your own newspaper!

• Title?• Story/Summary (2-3 Sentences)

• Draw an image• Go over in black ink

• Present to class