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Head Quarters 18th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Camp Trowbridge, Milwaukee
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The state seal of Wisconsin appears in the upper left corner. To the right reads: "Head Quarters 18th Reg. Wis. Vol, Camp Trowbridge, Milwaukee" On the flap on the back of the envelope is an American Eagle with a banner in his beak that reads "E Pluribus Unum." Black ink on beige envelope. There is embossing on the envelope, text and stars.Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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