We are in the field, and the bars are up! [graphic]

Title

We are in the field, and the bars are up! [graphic]

Description

We are in the field, and the bars are up! Dated 1861. This pro-Confederate Civil War envelope depicts the eleven star Confederate flag. The eleven star flag was used by the Confederacy as its national flag from July 2, 1861 until November 28, 1861.

Note: Title from item.

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 017

Publisher

Date

1861

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A1985/012/0261

Is Part Of

William Caleb Loring Illustrated Envelope Collection. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.

Illustrated Patriotic Envelopes of the American Civil War exhibition

Extent

1 item ; 9 x 16 cm.

Provenance

Gift of William Caleb Loring.

Citation

“We are in the field, and the bars are up! [graphic],” digitalVGW, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/851.