The Christmastime issue of Harper’s was full of “Humors of the Day.” Here’s a couple of examples. From the December 26, 1863 issue of Harper’s Weekly at Son of the South:
What’s the use of a seat of war to a standing army?
From the same issue of Harper’s:Here is what we consider a manifest improvement on the old story of the “Friend in Need:”
A friend in need’s a friend indeed,
And this I’ve found most true;
But mine is such a needy friend
He sticks to me like glue.
Apparently the British view of the seat of war was focused on the capitals region.