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to C.W. Rugg

Describes his entrance into Richmond and the cheering which the Union flag received. Envelope with 3 cent (1861) pink stamp, postmarked.

GLC02034.01

Vote the Flag [Mississippi election ticket]

GLC08464

[Union Party 1864 presidential election ticket for Ohio]

Lists Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President. Also lists electors for the state. Printed in blue with orange emblematic image of an eagle and flags. A patriotic emblem, "Rally 'round the Flag, Boys! Rally once again!"...

GLC08481

to William McBlair

Sailing orders from the Navy Department, placing McBlair in charge of the sloop of war "Dale," and commanding him to sail to the African coast to combat illegal slave trading. McBlair is ordered to join the "United States African Squadron" and to...

GLC00722.01

Extracts from the "Private Instructions" of the Navy Department to the Commander in chief of the U.S. Naval Forces on the West Coast of Africa

Includes extracts from GLC00722.01, noting that the U.S. flag "loses its true character, when it is worn by those who have no right to wear it...such a pretension would subject the flag to degradation and dishonor." Also includes a description of how...

GLC00722.04