File:Scott-anaconda.jpg

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Summary

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.

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current00:37, 4 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 00:37, 4 January 20175,248 × 4,382 (4.16 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>Scott's great snake. Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan." </p> <ul> <li>Tail of snake is wrapped around flagpole at Washington D.C., with U.S. flag and liberty cap.</li> <li>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).</li> <li>New Jersey has "Trenton 76 + 61" written.</li> <li>Delaware has "Union Peaches"(??) written (not sure about second word).</li> <li>Maryland has "We give in" written.</li> <li>Virginia has beehive with Stars and Bars flag (representing Richmond) and burning raildroad bridge.</li> <li>West Virginia (separated from Virginia by dotted line) has man flying U.S. flag and waving sword.</li> <li>North Carolina has sketch of "POOR EATING".</li> <li>South Caroline has "CONTRABANDS" (runaway slaves) fleeing for Tennessee.</li> <li>Georgia has dilapidated "COTTON FACTORY" building falling apart.</li> <li>Alabama is complaining "DAM OLD VIRGINIA TOOK OUR CAPITOL" (the Confederate capital was moved from Montgomery to Richmond).</li> <li>Mississippi has sketch of "BURNING MASSA OUT".</li> <li>Louisiana shows idle men lying on barrels saying "Can't ship now" and a lynched "UNION MAN" hanging from gallows.</li> <li>Texas has sketch of "COSTLY SHOOTING $1000.00 A HEAD" (a Confederate man firing at fleeing slaves).</li> <li>Indian Territory shows Indian smoking pipe in front of teepees, cradleboard hanging from tree in background.</li> <li>The head of the snake is in Missouri, driving "Jackson & Co." into Arkansas.</li> <li>"Kanzas"[sic] shows "Union Music" (sketch of advancing troops under U.S. flag).</li> <li>Iowa similarly shows "HAWK-EYE MARKSMEN" advancing.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Kentucky shows soldier with coonskin hat sitting on fence in name of "ARMED NUTRALITY"[sic].</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul>
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