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Delegation of War Widow

Date: 1916
Description: Delegation of war-widow, war-orphans, and maimed war-heroes at the White House, Washington, D.C., appealing to President Wilson for an "embargo on all war ...
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Edwin M. Stanton

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
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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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Heroes of the Civil War

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Description: "Heroes of the Civil War". Engraving of eight Union leaders with decorative battlefield scenes.
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Edwin M. Stanton

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Description: Engraved waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
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Edwin M. Stanton

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Description: Engraved waist-up length carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
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Map of the Seat of War

Date: 1860
Description: African American man, left, map depicting Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the border of Pennsylvania, right. Key of "DIRECTIONS" in upper right corner. At...
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Gettysburg

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Description: Engraving excerpted from John S.C. Abbott's History of the Civil War in America.
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My Only Support

Date: 1860
Description: A woman is washing clothes in a washtub. The caption below reads "My only support—both boys gone to the war. I wonder if they would take me?" Red ink on be...
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The War for the Union

Date: 1860
Description: Miss Columbia holds a Union flag in her left hand and a sword, point down, in her right. To the right the text reads, "THE WAR FOR THE UNION." The letters ...
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Civil War Commanders

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Description: Engraving of portraits of Civil War Union Army generals, clockwise from the top, P.H. Sheridan, D.D. Porter, W.S. Hancock, O.O. Howard, George G. Meade, W....
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Company C, 27th Regiment Roster

Date: 1862
Description: A commemorative roster of the Wisconsin Volunteers of Company C, 27th Regiment.
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Old Continentals Letterhead

Date: 07 18 1861
Description: Letterhead with a rifle, sword, horn, and Revolutionary War-era hat surrounding a scroll reading: "1776." Text below the illustration reads: "The Old Conti...
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The War for the Union Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead featuring the seal of Wisconsin surrounded by clouds with the words: "The War for the Union" printed above it, and a banner that reads: "Wiscons...
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Old Abe Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1904
Description: Chromolithograph of Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle. The title reads: "Memorial Day in Wisconsin Schools."
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Virginia Begins the War

Date: 1860
Description: A woman wearing a red shirt and a blue blouse with seven white stars, presumably Virginia, is shooting herself with a cannon that is marked "SECESSION." Ca...
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Union Generals of the Civil War

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of portraits of Generals in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Grant is in the center, with H.W. Halleck on his left, and clockwise from t...
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The Spring of '76 Revived Letterhead

Date: 10 10 1861
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...
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General Grant Letterhead

Date: 03 08 1869
Description: Letterhead featuring a bust of General Grant surrounded by a wreath, the American flag, an eagle, a cannon and cannon balls, and other instruments of war. ...
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Andersonville National Cemetery

Date: 1888
Description: An overview of the national cemetery in Andersonville.

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