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| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | "South End and Sink" woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865. |
| Date: | 06 18 1869 |
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| Description: | Seated carte-de-visite portrait of William Kidd, Company D, 42nd Wisconsin Infantry, in his uniform. |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain William A. Hawley standing near a column. |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his family. |
| Date: | 06 1865 |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate Lieutenant Colonel John Harrell of Harrell's Battalion in the Arkansas Cavalry. |
| Date: | 02 17 1898 |
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| Description: | An editorial article in the "New York Journal" written by William Randolph Hearst in the wake of the sinking of the "Maine." |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Lithographed advertising poster showing a McCormick grain binder at the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. The poster was based on a cyclorama by French artis... |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Peter Larsen in a Civil War uniform holding a firearm. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View from across street of the exterior of a large hall with plate glass windows welcoming returning troops from the Spanish-American War. Soldiers and oth... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of exterior of a building used as the Confederate government's Executive Mansion. This was where Jefferson Davis and his family stayed during t... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Confederate flag with the words: "The Pirate Flag" and 8 stars in the blue section, and "Jeff. Davis" and "A.H. Stephens" on the red bars. Cream envelope w... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View of Washington, D.C. with gallows in foreground. Ten empty nooses are hanging from the gallows. Capitol buildings are in the background with a Union fl... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Image of a foppish, overdressed man. May be a caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, English statesman. Caption below reads: "The Man who conceived C.S.A." Red i... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | The letters "U.S.," stacked. The tops of the letters are blue with white stars and the bottoms of the letters and the periods are red and white wavy stripe... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A strong muscular arm holds a sledge hammer. The caption above reads, "The Strong Arm of the North." Blue ink on beige envelope, image on left side. Image... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Five soldiers wearing Zouave uniforms gymnastically form a gallows, one soldier acts as a crossbeam, from which hangs a Secessionist holding the Confederat... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis, wearing his nightshirt with rumpled hair, is recoiling from a large snake. The snake's tongue is touching Davis' nose. A marsh appears in ... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry. He is perched on a cannon with his head turned to the left and t... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg... |
| Date: | 1862 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view of a Wisconsin Civil War regiment on parade in Fond du Lac, as drawn by Louis Kurz from the Marr Street Methodist Church. The regiment canno... |
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