Browse Items (72 total)

  • Collection: American Civil War Collection

The baby waker : its thunder tones shall arouse the freeman card [graphic]

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The baby waker, its thunder tones shall arouse the freeman card. Dated about 1861. This pro-Confederate trading card depicts an eleven-star Confederate flag waving as a cannon fires. The Confederacy used the eleven-star flag from July 2, 1861, until…

We have planted the standard, Tennessee is in the field card [graphic]

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We have planted the standard; Tennessee is in the field trading card. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This pro-Confederate trading card depicts the Confederate flag above the state seal of Tennessee.

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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…

Army and Navy goods and camp utensils of every description, fire arms, swords, etc., about 1861

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Army and Navy goods and camp utensils of every description, fire arms, swords, etc. Dated about 1861. A catalog of Army and Navy supplies produced by E. W. Carryl & Company, a United States Government depot for furnishing. The company was located in…

Life of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan : commander of the Potomac army and the Napoleon of America, 1861

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Life of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, commander of the Potomac army and the Napoleon of America. Dated 1861. This biographical pamphlet describes the accomplishments of Major General George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac.…

Massachusetts volunteers officers’ roster, 1861

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Massachusetts volunteers officers’ roster from the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette. Dated 1861.

J. D. his marque [graphic]

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J. D. his marque graphic. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This graphic depicts an illustration of a skull and crossbones. Inscription reads, “J. D. [Jefferson Davis] his marque.”

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Truth is mighty : the South to the rescue card [graphic]

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Truth is mighty, the South to the rescue card. Dated 1861. This pro-Confederate trading card depicts a patriotic shield emblazoned with a portrait of Jefferson Davis, above the state seal of Virginia. The shield is decorated with eleven stars, the…

Death before dishonor : don't tread on us card [graphic]

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Death before dishonor, don’t tread on us card. Dated about 1865. This pro-Confederate trading card for the state of Maryland depicts a serpent intertwined with two Confederate flags. Includes the seal for the state of Maryland.

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We have nailed our colors to the mast : the people rule card [graphic]

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We have nailed our colors to the mast. The people rule card. Dated about 1865. This pro-Confederate trading card for the state of Arkansas depicts a young man nailing a Confederate flag to a mast. Includes the motto and seal for the state of…