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Death to Traitors
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The letters to the words "DEATH TO TRAITORS" are made up of soldiers, Confederate flags, gallows, a hanged man and guns. A military camp is visible in the background. Black ink on cream envelope, image across the top of the envelope.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0129UB
WHi 76762
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The New Zouave Drill
1860
Five soldiers wearing Zouave uniforms gymnastically form a gallows, one soldier acts as a crossbeam, from which hangs a Secessionist holding the Confederate flag. The upright soldiers carry rifles....
Death to Traitors Letterhead
circa 1860-1869
Letterhead of a cannon firing with an American flag behind it and cannon balls sitting on the ground next to it. Printed text below the illustration reads: "Death to Traitors." 4 page, folded, illu...
Good Noose for Traitors
1860
A rope is tied in a noose inside of a frame. Caption reads: "Good Noose for TRAITORS." Black ink on yellow envelope, illustration is on left side. Mounted on a decorative border and collected in an...
Proposed Improvement in Washington
1860
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 flag. Caption below reads: "Proposed improve...
We're the Boys That Fear No Noise
1860
Envelope depicts a Zouave camp with five soldiers relaxing around a campfire in front of a tent. A tree branch and a drum are in the foreground. The caption below reads "We're the Boys that fear no...
The Confederate Flag
1860
The Confederate flag. Pro-Confederate envelopes were not as common as pro-Union envelopes. Black ink on beige envelope, image covers entire front. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colo...
