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Our Cause is Just, Fight On, Remember Ellsworth.
Two Union soldiers and a Zouave raise their weapons and wave a Union flag. They are standing on dead Confederate soldiers and the Confederate flag. A man watches from a building in the background. In a arch over the scene are the words "OUR CAUSE IS JUST. FIGHT ON REMEMBER ELLSWORTH." Ellsworth was killed after taking down a Confederate flag during the occupation of Alexandria, Virginia. He was a close friend of President Lincoln. Red and blue ink on cream envelope, image on left side. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album. |
Image ID: | 76352 |
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Creation Date: | after 1860 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Civil War illustrated envelopes, 1861-1865 |
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Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | PH 2630, box #2, page 44 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.125 inches |
Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
Caricatures and cartoons |
Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Dead |
Military uniforms |
Soldiers |
Weapons |
Men |
Americana |
Flags |
Ephemera |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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