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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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John C. Fremont

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in officer uniform. During the war he commanded the Department of the West.
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in officer uniform. During the war he commanded the Department of the West.
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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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Arouse! Volunteers Wanted!

Date: 07 24 1862
Description: Poster calling for the recruitment of volunteers from Grant County for the Union Army during the Civil War.
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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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Soldiers' Aid Office

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Description: Woodcut of an office of a Soldiers' Aid Office during the Civil War.
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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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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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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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Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Seated 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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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Robert E. Lee.
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Andersonville Prison

Date: 1864
Description: "Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., as it appeared August 1st 1864 when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war."

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