War Comes to Fairfax
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Title
War Comes to Fairfax
Subject
Secession
Description
Cartoon depicting voter intimidation. "This cartoon ridiculing the lack of freedom in voting for secession was carried in Harpers Weekly. A number of Fairfax residents who would probably have voted against secession stayed away from the polls because of intimidation and threats of violence by secessionists. Fairfax voted overwhelmingly in favor of seceding."
Source
Fairfax County, Virginia: A History
Publisher
Harpers Weekly
Date
1986
Contributor
Richard A Siemieniak
Language
English
Type
Image
Citation
“War Comes to Fairfax,” My Cemetery, accessed May 3, 2024, https://mycemetery.org/items/show/711.