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Union Cannon Firing at Disunion House

Union Cannon Firing at Disunion House | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
The cannon "UNION," is supported on the gun carriage with the names of Cameron, Lincoln, Scott and Seward on it, and the cannon is firing on the house "DISUNION" with a Confederate flag flying over it. Boards with names Beauregard, Bragg, Davis, Floyd, Pillow, Rhett, Stephens and Twiggs on them are flying through the air. Boards with the word "Letter of Marque" and "Bonds" are also flying in the air. The trunk of the palmetto tree (a possible reference to South Carolina) is shown being split in two on the lower right. "Richardson N.Y." is below palmetto log. Blue and red ink on beige envelope. Illustration on left side, printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album.
DESCRIPTION
The cannon "UNION," is supported on the gun carriage with the names of Cameron, Lincoln, Scott and Seward on it, and the cannon is firing on the house "DISUNION" with a Confederate flag flying over it. Boards with names Beauregard, Bragg, Davis, Floyd, Pillow, Rhett, Stephens and Twiggs on them are flying through the air. Boards with the word "Letter of Marque" and "Bonds" are also flying in the air. The trunk of the palmetto tree (a possible reference to South Carolina) is shown being split in two on the lower right. "Richardson N.Y." is below palmetto log. Blue and red ink on beige envelope. Illustration on left side, printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:76099
Creation Date:after 1860
Creator Name:D. Murphy's Son, Print., 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl Street, New York
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County:
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Collection Name:Civil War illustrated envelopes, 1861-1865
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 2630, box #1, page 122
Original Dimensions:5.5 x 3.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes.
SUBJECTS
Caricatures and cartoons
Trees
Ephemera
Artillery
Civil War, 1861-1865
Officers
Ordnance
Americana
Flags
Signs and symbols

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