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Officer's Commission of the Army of the American Eagle
| Front of a fund-raising certificate of the U.S. Sanitary Commission appointing Emily Grouch a sergeant in the Army of the American Eagle. The Commission facilitated home-front contribution to the Union Civil War effort. This fund-raising drive raised money by selling pictures of "the LIVE EAGLE," Old Abe. The certificate features the seal of the Sanitary Commission and also has images of eagles and a banner in the background that reads "Rally Round The Old Flag." |
| Image ID: | 78434 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 11 1865 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Album 17 (The Civil War--Old Abe, Wisconsin Civil War Eagle) |
| Genre: | Document |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 17.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Front side of "Boys and Girls Recruitment Certificate". See Image ID: 78436 for back of certificate. |
| Birds |
| Awards |
| Certificates |
| Ephemera |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
| Women soldiers |
| Mascots |
| War work |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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