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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A Union sailor and King Neptune stand inside a sea shell that is floating on the ocean. Between them appears a decorative circle with the Union Armada in i... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis as a spider traps flies in his web. The web appears to be attached to the Union flag. He has a skull and crossbones on his back and blood d... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | This envelope has a blue "L" shaped bar tipped clockwise. It is filled with white stars and next to each star is the initial of all of the states, Union an... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Union envelope. At the top two flags face each other with a shield in the center on a blue background with white stars. A blue border with white stars fram... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | 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 t... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Miss Columbia stands on the left, she holds the Wisconsin state seal in her left hand and a Union flag in her right. A liberty cap on a pole leans on the s... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A portrait of Martha Washington appears inside an oval frame, the American flag wraps around the frame on the left side. Over her head in white it reads, "... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | John Bull is carrying a bale of cotton on his shoulders. He is standing with one foot on each of two galloping horses. One horse labeled "UNION" has a Unio... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | The American Eagle is holding a banner with the word "BEWARE" on it in his beak. He is gripping a federal shield with a Union flag draped over it with his ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in an oval frame filled with white stars. He is surrounded by four Union flags. A liberty cap appears above the portrait. Two r... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A rattlesnake labeled "SECESSION," with an arrow through its neck, is in front of a federal shield. The shield is protecting the Constitution and the Holy ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Three symbols appear from left to right, "God's" eye, the Union flag with a liberty cap on the top and the sun and clouds behind it, and a house. The capti... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Crude parody of a coat of arms for the Confederacy. The border on the right, bottom and left is a rattlesnake. The top is a ribbon with the text "OH! "LET ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A bellows with a human face on it trails a ribbon that says, "ALL THE HONORS." A cloud of air and smoke blows out of the tip of the bellows. The caption be... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Miss Columbia, holding a Union flag with a liberty cap on the pole is leaning on the Illinois state seal, with a Confederate flag under her foot. The text... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Miss Columbia, holding a Union flag with a liberty cap on the pole is leaning on the Wisconsin state seal, with a Confederate flag under her foot. The tex... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Miss Columbia, seated on a platform, is holding a banner with stars and the text, "WISCONSIN LOYAL TO THE UNION." Behind her are an American eagle and fede... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A soldier stands on the left with his gun and bayonet. A sailor stands on the right holding a banner that reads, "THE UNION MUST & SHALL BE PRESERVED." In ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A gold star with the federal shield in the center has two Union flags behind it. The verse below reads, There's a Star in the skies that shall never go do... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | An owl labeled "SCOTT" seizes a vulture labeled "JEFF DAVIS" by the wing. Feathers litter the ground beneath them. The owl is saying "LET YOU ALONE AND YOU... |
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