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| Date: | 07 12 1865 |
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| Description: | A letter written by Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis to E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, thanking him for his special care of and attention to sick and wou... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| Description: | The first page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for cari... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| Description: | The second page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for car... |
| Date: | 08 05 1861 |
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| Description: | Lucius Fairchild's commission as captain in the 16th infantry regiment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. |
| Date: | 08 29 1862 |
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| Description: | A letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to Major General McClellan, written at the time of the Second Battle of Bull Run at Manassas, VA. |
| Date: | 03 25 1862 |
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| Description: | Brief letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton asking to see the files for Carl Schurz of Wisconsin and Milo Smith Haskell (... |
| Date: | 11 24 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of midshipman using a hammer for nailing the American flag to the mast, a symbol that they will not lower the flag in surrender. 4 page, folded,... |
| Date: | 10 10 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a Revolutionary War soldier standing and holding up the American flag in his right hand, and holding a rifle in his left hand. A plow is behi... |
| Date: | 11 21 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a Union General holding the American flag in his left hand and his sabre in his right. Text printed under the image reads: "Trust Our General... |
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| Description: | Letterhead with a head and shoulders portrait of Major General McClellan. His portrait is within an oval and is decorated with American flags, shield, bayo... |
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| Description: | Letterhead with a Union soldier standing guard, rifle in his right arm, beside the American flag. Four tents, representing a military camp, are pitched bet... |
| Date: | 11 15 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead with a soldier standing guard with a rifle under his right arm. He is standing in front of a cannon, a stack of rifles, and a camp. The American... |
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| Description: | Letterhead on blue paper of an eagle holding arrows, sitting on top of a rock next to the American flag. Text printed on the rock reads: "The Constitution ... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a banner decorated with the American flag reading: "Union Forever." Under the banner is a circular framed illustration of an eagle carrying a... |
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| Description: | Letterhead with an eagle carrying a stack of arrows and an olive branch in its talons, a shield between its legs, and a banner in its beak reading: "E Plur... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a bald eagle perched on a shield, and holding a banner of stars in its beak. Words printed under the image read: "The laws must be obeyed; th... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of an eagle sitting on a rock. The American flag is on the right, and the first Confederate flag, which is tattered and being struck by lightnin... |
| Date: | 03 28 1862 |
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| Description: | Letterhead with a bald eagle carrying the American flag with its talons. The text above the eagle reads: "Union & Liberty." 4 page, folded, printed in red ... |
| Date: | 01 03 1863 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a bald eagle perched on top of a drum and holding arrows in its talons. There is an olive branch on the ground next to loose cannon balls and... |
| Date: | 06 19 1862 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a globe floating in the ocean. The text: "Our Country" is printed onto the globe. The American flag is flying from the top of the globe. Text... |
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