Game of Secession

“The Game of Secession, or Sketches of the Rebellion”

“Our Army and Navy Forever!”

No. 3. Lincoln—if the player throws two sixes, give three huzzas for the Union, and wait for your next throw.

No. 7. General Scott—puts the player to No. 15.

No. 11. Major Gen. G. B. McClellan—puts the player to No. 31.

No. 15. Com. S. F. Dupont—the player goes to No. 46.

No. 19. Fort Sumter—the player goes to No. 59.

No. 23. View of Fort Lafayette—situated at the Narrows, New York harbor, where the state prisoners are confined—puts the player back to No. 11.

No. 27. Camp at night—puts the player to No. 35.

No. 31. Union Volunteers—puts player to No. 51.

No. 35. Taking the oath of allegiance to the C. S. A.; they swear never to leave it—other players take an extra throw.

No. 39. Philadelphia Navy Yard—one extra throw.

No. 43. A portion of the naval expedition as it appeared on the night of October 16 th , sailing to Hampton Roads, under command of Captain S. F. Dupont—sets the player to No. 103.

No. 47. West End Cadet, PURTY BOY, could not go to war, but displays his colors—gives the other players two throws.

No. 51. Pensacola Light House—puts the player to No. 59.

No. 55. The only white man found in Beaufort, S. C., as he appeared welcoming the Army and the Navy of the U. S. (from a sketch by our special artist)—puts the player back to No. 43.

No. 59. The Union: may it be preserved at any cost—three extra throws.

No. 63. Fort Pickens from the North—one throw.

No. 67. General Banks’ division crossing the Potomac, previous to the battle of Ball’s Bluff—puts you to No. 87.

No. 71. Hand to hand conflict between a Rebel Cavalry Officer and Federal Zouave, at Ball’s Cross Roads—puts you to No. 99.

No. 75. Scene attending the military execution near Washington, of private William H. Johnson of the Lincoln Cavalry, on the afternoon 13 th December in presence of Gen. Franklin’s division, for desertion, and intended communication with the enemy—gives the rest of the players one throw.

No. 79. Mrs. Columbia shows little Jeff. Davis his Christmas tree—go back to 35.

No. 83. Kotton and Korn. Corn grew wrathy, and one fine day, When Cotton’s Commissioners sailed away, To visit the Lion’s dominions, He took them quietly from the ship, And pegged them where there could be no slip ’Twixt the cup of good luck and justice’s lip, To await the law’s opinions; Then O, how angry the Lion grew! ’Twas a British ship with a British crew, Whence Corn the Rebels had taken; So the Lion fretted, and schemed, and planned, To take a strong dignified stand, Yet still to leave, on the other hand, A chance for saving his bacon. V. F. Back to 56.

No. 87. Volunteers on their march to Dixie—puts you to 103.

No. 91. Fortifications in and around Charleston, from a sketch by our special artist—back to 63.

No. 95. The Captain of the celebrated Georgia Black Horse Cavalry on his charger (from a photograph published by permission of the Rebel Congress)—give three cheers for the Union.

No. 99. The Sentry’s Christmas Eve, thoughts of home—gives you two extra throws.

No. 103. Hoisting the American Flag at Port Royal—the player is clear of the game.

No. 107. Flag of the so- called Confederate States of America—back to 87.

No. 111. Awaiting an attack from the Rebels behind the trenches—go to 127.

No. 115. Final result, the honorable —————, leader of the rebellion, homeward bound (we omit for the present names, &c., by special request)—back to 91.

No. 119. The Secession necktie—gives the other players two other throws.

No. 123. Gen. Beauregard, Commander of the Confederate Army—back to 101.

No. 127. Jeff Davis, President of the so-called Southern Confederacy—back to 91.

No. 131. Great expectations; or, Secesh as it was to be—back to 85.

No. 135. Secesh as it is—consider yourself played out.