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Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission

features a wounded man and a horsedrawn wagon

GLC08413.03

Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission

features a wounded man and a horsedrawn wagon

GLC08413.04

Home, Sweet Home

features wounded soldiers and a drummer boy outside a tent.

GLC08413.05

Why Don't You Take It?

features a dog with a collar that reads Scott looking at some kind of meat while another dog with a collar that reads Jeff walks by.

GLC08413.06

Death to Traitors!

features the American flag.

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A Nation of Freeman that Moment Shall Fall, When these Stars Shall be Trailed on the Ground.

features two American flags crossed

GLC08413.08

untitled envelope

features eagle carrying flag

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Union-It Must be Preserved

features American flag

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The Constitution Must be Preserved

features woman holding scroll that says "Constitution"

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We Will Protect it and Avenge its Insults

features hands shaking over the constitution.

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The Great Battle of the Antietam Valley

depicts battle.

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If Any One Attempts to Haul Down the American Flag, Shoot Him on the Spot.--John A. Dix

features American flag

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

features woman crying on a soldier's shoulder.

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to Husband and Son

writes that she has been sick for four weeks and has not been outside. Bacon has been to see her four times and was here today.

envelope features man holding flag with eagle.

GLC08413.18

untitled envelope

features man holding flag. broken drum lies on the ground.

GLC08413.19

untitled envelope

features woman and soldier embracing under a tree

GLC08413.20

"Thou Wilt Think of Me"

features poem

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"Am Thinking, Sadly Thinking"

features poem

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"The Word"

features poem

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"Bend Softly Down"

features poem

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"Country Home"

features poem

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"Be Kind to Each Other"

features poem

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P.O.W Cover

stamped with Prisoner's Letter, Examined

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to Father

writing from the hospital where 350 are wounded. gives him the names of the soldiers his father knows that wounded and assures him that mmost of these are not dangerous.

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to Paymaster

asks paymaster to please forward his pay immediately to the above address. has not been paid since he was taken prisoner and desperately needs to pay his family's bills.

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