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  • Subject is exactly "United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel."

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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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,…