Documenting United States History

268 ChApTEr 11 | the Union Undone? | period Five 1844 –1877

Document 11.10 JaMeS e. Taylor, The Cause of the Rebellion

Published sometime between 1861 and 1865

James E. Taylor (1839–1901) was an artist who was best known for his depictions of the

Civil War. Taylor was from New York and served as a correspondent and an artist for Frank

Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.

Library of Congress

prints and

photographs

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ivision, LC-USZ62-49304.

p rACTICINg historical Thinking

Identify: Describe the individual who is pictured here.

Analyze: What images in the setting are most prominent? Why?

Evaluate: How does the choice of an African American man influence the artist’s

message on the causes or effects of the war?

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