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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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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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Defeat of General Braddock

Date: 01 07 1855
Description: Sketch of the defeat of General Braddock during an ambush in the French and Indian War. Caption reads: "Defeat of General Braddock, in the French and India...
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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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International Harvester Safety Calendar

Date: 1919
Description: Image from an International Harvester calendar promoting safety using themes from World War I. The title of calendar is "The World's Greatest Chance Taker!...
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Surrender of General Lee

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Description: An engraving from a painting of Robert E. Lee signing the document that would end the war between the states in the presence of Ulysses S. Grant and their ...
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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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Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant.
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Frank Leslie Cartoon "Winning and Wearing"

Date: 05 23 1863
Description: Cartoon appearing in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 144. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Copperheads nominally favored th...
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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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The Soldier's Dream of Home

Date: 1862
Description: "The Soldier's Dream of Home," a Currier and Ives lithograph, handcolored.
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Ambrose Burnside

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Description: Waist-up engraved portrait of General Ambrose Burnside.
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Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
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P.G.T. Beauregard

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregrad.
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P.G.T. Beauregard

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregrad.
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Robert E. Lee

Date: 02 26 1864
Description: Engraved waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of General Robert E. Lee.
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The Latest Contraband of War

Date: 1860
Description: A freed slave with a hoe in his left hand and his right hand on his hip. Caption at the top reads, "Massa can't have dis chile, dat's what's de matter." Ca...
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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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Plowshares Are Swords

Date: 1940
Description: Flyer promoting International Harvester's war work, featuring a color illustration of a man dressed in overalls and his Farmall tractor. In the background ...

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