An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Buncombe

Anonymous. "Buncombe." Vanity Fair, May 17, 1862, 244.
Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
journalism
Abstract

The general Buncombe has risen through the ranks despite any real battles or measures taken. He is an example of the terror of "political capital" the country suffers in its abundance.