Browse Items (72 total)

  • Collection: American Civil War Collection

Col. Ellsworth, the martyr, 1861

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Col. Ellsworth, the martyr. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union soldier killed in the war. Ellsworth was shot and killed while in the process of taking down a Confederate flag above…

Corinth, and the scene of the great Battle at Pittsburgh, Tenn., 1861

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Corinth, and the scene of the great Battle at Pittsburgh, Tenn. Dated between 1862 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts "the scene of the great Battle at Pittsburgh, Tenn."

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Death before dishonor : don't tread on us card [graphic], 1865

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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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General Nathaniel Lyon, 1861

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Gen'l Nathaniel Lyon. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed during the Civil War.

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Hon. Jefferson Davis, champion of the South., 1865

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Hon. Jefferson Davis, champion of the South. Dated 1865. This post-Civil War envelope depicts former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Confederate flags, cannons, and bayoneted rifles prominently adorn the envelope.

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Important : a procession of the retail tradesmen of Boston, 1862 August

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Important, a procession of the retail tradesmen of Boston broadside. Dated August 26, 1862. This broadside calls on the retail tradesmen of Boston to rally on Franklin Street and form part of a citywide procession. The “Grand Demonstration on the…

J. D. his marque [graphic], 1861-1865

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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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Jeff. Davis going to war : Jeff. Davis returning from war an [ass], 1861

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Jeff. Davis going to war, Jeff. Davis returning from war an [ass]. Dated 1861. This wood engraving created by E. Rogers depicts a metamorphic image of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Imprint at the bottom of the document reads, "Entered,…

Jeff. Davis, Pres.t. a secession envelope, 1861

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Jeff. Davis, Pres.t. a secession envelope. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This pro-Confederate envelope depicts the seven star secession flag and bears the names of Jeff Davis and Alexander H. Stephens. The Confederacy used the seven-star flag as its…

Jeff. Davis's dream, after his capture, 1865

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Jeff. Davis's dream, after his capture. Dated 1865. A Civil War song titled “Jeff. Davis's dream, after his capture” with lyrics written by George G. B. DeWolfe. Sung to the melody of Thomas D. Sullivan’s song “Red, White and Blue.”