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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis, dressed as a sailor, wears a hat with the initials "JD" on it. He is holding up a wooden toy boat that flies the Confederate flag and a sk... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | An aunt, Mary, finds two boys, Johnny and Joe, fighting. One boy is an obvious loser. The text below reads: "Mary. Why, Johnny, what have you been doing?... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Two Union soldiers and a Zouave raise their weapons and wave a Union flag. They are standing on dead Confederate soldiers and the Confederate flag. A man ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis (J.D.) and General Beauregard (Gen. B) are carried by two running devils, the "Imps of Old Nick." Below is the caption and verse, "JE... |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | A Quaker bonnet made from the Union flag. It is unlikely that any practicing Quaker would have anything to do with a "Union bonnet" because of their belief... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | On the left, an officer in uniform, putting on his gloves in preparation for battle and on the right, a tiny image of the same officer running away. He has... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Crude parody of a coat of arms for the Confederacy. The border on the right, bottom and left is a rattlesnake. The top is a ribbon with the text "OH! "LET ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A soldier stands on the left with his gun and bayonet. A sailor stands on the right holding a banner that reads, "THE UNION MUST & SHALL BE PRESERVED." In ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A man outfitted with shin guards over his boots and a basket on his head is carrying the basket lid as a shield in his left hand and a rifle in his right h... |
| Date: | 01 03 1863 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a bald eagle perched on top of a drum and holding arrows in its talons. There is an olive branch on the ground next to loose cannon balls and... |
| Date: | 06 14 1862 |
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| Description: | Letterhead featuring a scene of men and women raising their hands in the air. The two men in front are holding a sickle and the American flag, other people... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Scene of 16 figures. A slave owner is raising his whip as black families are racing towards Fort Monroe, with some remaining behind picking cotton. The sla... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | An elephant wearing boots is carrying a banner that reads: "I ALWAYS WIN." The banner has a face on the left end and is holding up the elephant's tail with... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A fox wearing a coat with a skull and the initials J.D. on it also has a Confederate flag tail, crossed bones on his hip, a hat and a walking stick under h... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Uncle Sam, labeled "NORTH," is holding a Union flag out to a man who has fallen off of a dock loaded with provisions. The dock has cannons along its front ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the head of Louis Wigfall, on the body of an Indian with tomahawk in hand. The caption reads: "WIGFALL on his promised descent on Washingto... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A dog and a monkey are dressed in Confederate uniforms. The dog plays a drum that has the initials C.S.A. on it. The monkey wears a hat with the initials J... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Lincoln is portrayed as a pharmacist with the names of the Union generals on some of the products that surround him in an apothecary. Some examples: "Scott... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis as a spider traps flies in his web. The web appears to be attached to the Union flag. He has a skull and crossbones on his back and blood d... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | This envelope has a blue "L" shaped bar tipped clockwise. It is filled with white stars and next to each star is the initial of all of the states, Union an... |
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