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Union Commanders

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Description: "Generals of our Army, 1861", with Union generals: Lt. General Winfield Scott, Maj. General George B. McClellan, Maj. General John A. Dix, Maj. General Nat...
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Death of Colonel Ellsworth

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Description: An artist's representation of the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth at the Marshall House, the first casualty of the Civil War. Lieutenant Francis Brownell ...
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Madison Zouaves

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Description: Composite of oval-shaped photographic portraits of Madison Zouaves, a Civil War unit from Madison, Wisconsin. Each portrait is numbered. Handwritten on bac...
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The Death of Colonel Heg at Chickamauga

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Description: A lithograph titled "Charge of the 15th Wisconsin Regiment at Chickamauga; death of Colonel Heg," showing the death of Hans Christian Heg.
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Strategy or Change of Base

Date: 1865
Description: "Strategy or Change of Base". Photographic card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in women's clothing hoping to reach the Miss...
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Cartoon of the Flight of Jefferson Davis

Date: 1865
Description: Jefferson Davis in a hoop skirt with a basket and fallen dagger. Photographic card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in women...
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Capture of an Unprotected Female

Date: 1865
Description: "Capture of an unprotected female, or the close up of the Rebellion." Photograph card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in wo...
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Fortress Monroe

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Description: The old fortifications at Fort Monroe, built to defend Hampton Roads and the mouth of the James River. Jefferson Davis was imprisoned here from 1865 to 186...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Carte-de-visite featuring a quarter length, hand-drawn portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in Union uniform. He was born...
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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Description: Vignetted engraved portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks in uniform with epaulettes. He was born on January 30, 1816 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Prio...
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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Description: Seated engraved portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, in a uniform with epaulettes, posed with his sword in his left hand. He was born on January 3...
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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Description: Waist-up engraved portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, who was born on January 30, 1816 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Prior to the Civil War he serve...
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Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Vignetted engraved portrait of Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
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Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Seated engraved portrait of Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
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Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Head and shoulders engraved portrait of Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
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John Adams Dix

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Description: Head and shoulders engraved portrait of General John Adams Dix.
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John G. Foster

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John G. Foster. At the start of the war he was the chief engineer of the fortifications of Charleston H...
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Quincy A. Gilmore

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Quincy A. Gilmore, who conducted the siege at Fort Pulaski, and from June 1863 to May 1864 he commanded...
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Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his family.
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Ulysses S. Grant and Family

Date: 1866
Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his family.

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