Image: Scott-anaconda

Description: Scott's great snake. Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan." Tail of snake is wrapped around flagpole at Washington D.C., with U.S. flag and liberty cap. New York has winged cap of "FREE TRADE" and a colorful soldier from one of its Zouave regiments; ships are entering the port of New York (unlike the blockaded southern ports). New Jersey has "Trenton 76 + 61" written. Delaware has "Union Peaches"(??) written (not sure about second word). Maryland has "We give in" written. Virginia has beehive with Stars and Bars flag (representing Richmond) and burning raildroad bridge. West Virginia (separated from Virginia by dotted line) has man flying U.S. flag and waving sword. North Carolina has sketch of "POOR EATING". South Caroline has "CONTRABANDS" (runaway slaves) fleeing for Tennessee. Georgia has dilapidated "COTTON FACTORY" building falling apart. Alabama is complaining "DAM OLD VIRGINIA TOOK OUR CAPITOL" (the Confederate capital was moved from Montgomery to Richmond). Mississippi has sketch of "BURNING MASSA OUT". Louisiana shows idle men lying on barrels saying "Can't ship now" and a lynched "UNION MAN" hanging from gallows. Texas has sketch of "COSTLY SHOOTING $1000.00 A HEAD" (a Confederate man firing at fleeing slaves). Indian Territory shows Indian smoking pipe in front of teepees, cradleboard hanging from tree in background. The head of the snake is in Missouri, driving "Jackson & Co." into Arkansas. "Kanzas"[sic] shows "Union Music" (sketch of advancing troops under U.S. flag). Iowa similarly shows "HAWK-EYE MARKSMEN" advancing. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio show corn, pork and wheat being speeded eastward by railroad. A cannon in southern Illinois (next to flagpole with U.S. flag) is pointed southwestward. Kentucky shows soldier with coonskin hat sitting on fence in name of "ARMED NUTRALITY"[sic]. Eastern Tennessee (separated by a dotted line from the rest of the state) shows "KNOCKSVILLE WHIG" in pugilistic attitude, next to flagpole flying U.S. flag. There are several engraving errors (due to fact that the plate had to be engraved in mirror-image form): the dollar sign and the "S" of "South Carolina" are backwards.
Title: Scott-anaconda
Credit: The Library of Congress/American Memory (Digital ID: g3701s cw0011000) [1]
Author: J.B. Elliott
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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