Thomas Nast's Original "Honor
the Brave" Civil War Print
This original 1863 Thomas
Nast print shows Lady Liberty weeping over the coffin of a fallen Union
Soldier. This leaf is a stunning illustration and is over 140 years old!
The image is full of
incredible historical content. Lady Liberty appears weeping over a fallen
Union Soldier. A flag is draped over the coffin, and the soldiers hat and
sword are sitting on the flag.
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Thomas Nast "Honor the Brave"
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The print is captioned,
"Honor the Brave. The Union Must and Shall be Preserved." Surrounding the
caption are US flags, bearing the names of the bloody conflicts of the war,
including; Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Williamsburg, Bull Run, Vicksburg,
Stone River, and more. The print is a centerfold from an original 1863
Harper's Weekly.
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We hope you enjoy this complete Gallery of
the Civil War works of Thomas Nast. We have created this digital
archive for the use of researchers and students of Thomas Nast. Please
remember that the digitally enhanced images are Copyright ©
Son of the South Material. For more
information, contact
paul@sonofthesouth.net .
A Note to our Readers
We created this
Thomas Nast Gallery to digitally preserve Nast's Civil War work for
posterity. We are now making the original, 140 year old leafs
available for a price of $250 each. The proceeds from the sale of the
material will enable us to continue to expand the material featured on our
site. Please contact
paul@sonofthesouth.net
if you are interested in acquiring one of these original leafs. |