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Title: Patriotic Letterhead
Description: Colorfully decorated letter received in the office of Wisconsin Governor James Lewis from Isaac Joiner of the Veterans Reserve Corps stationed in Alexandria, Virginia. He wishes to transfer to a Wisconsin regiment. The letterhead, which appears to have been hand-tinted, depicts a large body of Union soldiers, some on horseback, on parade. Also includes the lyrics of the song, "Battle Cry of Freedom," written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root.
Image ID: 94961
Creation
Date: 		October 13, 1864 ca.
Creator
Name: 		Magnus, Charles, New York
Collection
Name: 		Wisconsin. Governor : Military correspondence. 1837-1910
Genre: Print
Subjects: Trees
Soldiers
Horses
Firearms
Military parades & ceremonies
Military uniforms
Civil War, 1861-1865
Men
Cavalry
Patriotism
Moustache
 

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