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War Meeting! at Laona!

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03429 Author/Creator: Place Written: Laona, Wisconsin Type: Broadside Date: 31 July 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 25.4 cm Order a Copy

Recruitment broadside with woodcut of American eagle on top of shield. The eagle holds a banner that says "The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved!" Says there is a meeting at the church in Laona. Discussion to be on raising volunteers for the defense of the country.
Certificate of Authenticity in the collateral file estimated the date as 1862, which was used to date this record. Broadside is cut unevenly and has some damge at the top.

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