The Confederacy’s Secret Weapon The Civil War Illustrations of Frank Vizetelly

The Confederacy’s Secret Weapon The Civil War Illustrations of Frank Vizetelly by Douglas W. Bostick, The Civil War Sesquicentennial Series, History Press 2009, SB. Frank Vizetelly was sent to the United States as a war correspondent for the Illustrated London News. He was forbidden access to the Union army, so he took up with the Confederates instead, covering the Civil War in the area of Charleston to the Mississippi and north to Virginia. He became a favorite among the soldiers periodically acted as a spy. His articles and sketches shaped the views of the English regarding the war, creating support for the Southern cause throughout Great Britain.