General orders: General Dix, "If any Man attempts to haul down the American Flag, Shoot him on the Spot!"
Political cartoon; figure of Uncle Sam standing guard below a US flag emblazoned with political statements; General Dix pointing up at the flag while three others including Horace Greeley ready another banner with slogans including 'White supremacy, This is a white man's government, Tammany democrats corrupt' and other derogatory statements, capital and White House in distance. Political cartoon; figure of Uncle Sam standing guard below a US flag emblazoned with political statements; General Dix pointing up at the flag while three others including Horace Greeley ready another banner with slogans including 'White supremacy, This is a white man's government, Tammany democrats corrupt' and other derogatory statements, capital and White House in distance. From Harper's Weekly, September 21, 1872, page 729. Hanover, N.H., Book & Print Shop, 1955.
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