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  • Subject is exactly "Soldiers -- United States -- 1860-1870."

Z-O-U-A-V-E! The defenders of our country [graphic]

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Z-O-U-A-V-E! The defenders of our country. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts three Zouave defenders of the Union.

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Union soldiers from various regiments [graphic]

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Union soldiers from various regiments. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Union soldiers from the following ten regiments: (1.) the Highlanders, Seventy-ninth Reg.; (2.) the Second Battalion, B. L. I.; (3.) Duryea's Zouaves,…

Union soldier with rifle and bayonet [graphic]

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Union soldier with rifle and bayonet. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This pre-labelled Civil War envelope depicts a Union soldier as he leans against his rifle.

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The Union forever [graphic]

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The Union forever. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope depicts two soldiers on its cover: a Revolutionary War regular with his copy of the Constitution securely in hand, and a Zouave soldier, who defends his copy of the…

The Moon boardinghouse card, between 1862 and 1864

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The Moon boardinghouse card. Dated between 1862 and 1864. This patriotic business card for Frederick Stieringer’s boardinghouse, “The Moon,” most likely served as an advertisement to soldiers and the family members of wounded Union soldiers who were…

The girl I left behind me [graphic]

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This Civil War era envelope depicts a Union soldier embracing a young woman dressed in an American flag inspired dress. The envelope bears the inscription, "He turn'd and left the spot--O! do not deem him weak-- For dountless was the soldier's heart,…

The General boardinghouse card, between 1864 and 1867

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The General boardinghouse card. Dated between 1864 and 1867. This patriotic business card for Caroline Rogers’ boardinghouse, “The General,” most likely served as an advertisement to soldiers and the family members of wounded Union soldiers who were…

The first officer killed in the Revolution. Warren. The first officer killed in the present Rebellion. Ellsworth [graphic]

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The first officer killed in the Revolution. Warren. The first officer killed in the present Rebellion. Ellsworth. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts the first two soldiers killed in America’s Revolutionary War and Civil War,…

Soldiers' portable camp writing case [graphic]

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Soldiers' portable camp writing case. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope and advertisement depicts a Union soldier writing a letter on a soldiers' portable camp writing case.

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Relieve the distressed : aid and comfort for our wounded and sick soldiers, between 1861 and 1864

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Relieve the distressed. Aid and comfort for our wounded and sick soldiers. Dated between 1861 and 1864. This card created by Reverend Joseph W. Parker of the Shawmut Avenue Baptist Church, now Boston’s First Baptist Church, petitions the citizens of…