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A Proper Family Reunion, American political cartoon showing Satan and Benedict Arnold welcoming Jefferson Davis to Hell. Arnold and Davis were considered two of the most notorious traitors in US history; Arnold, a Patriot general in the American Revolution, defected to the British, and Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. By Oscar Henry Harpel, 1865.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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APA Style
Harpel, O. H. (2024, June 11). Political Cartoon Depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19075/political-cartoon-depicting-benedict-arnold-and-je/
Chicago Style
Harpel, Oscar Henry. "Political Cartoon Depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 11, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19075/political-cartoon-depicting-benedict-arnold-and-je/.
MLA Style
Harpel, Oscar Henry. "Political Cartoon Depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jun 2024. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
