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Head Quarters, Second Regiment Wisconsin Cavalry
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A cavalry soldier sits on his horse, with a military camp and flag in the background. The faint image of Abraham Lincoln is from the opposite envelope in the album. To the right in fancy type is the text, "Head Quarters 2D REGT. WIS. CAVALRY." Blue ink on beige envelope, image in upper left corner. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0129Y6
WHi 76523
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Head Quarters, 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Cavalry. Camp Washburn, Milwaukee.
1860
A cavalry soldier on a horse appears on left, a military camp is seen in the background. To the right in fancy type: "Head Quarters, 2D REGT. WIS. CAVALRY. CAMP WASHBURN, MILWAUKEE." Blue ink on be...
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