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Envelope

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06627.03.013 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Places Type: Envelope Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: Envelope Height: 8 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

The envelope has a image of a large ball labbeled Union, chasing and running over soldiers. The caption reads "Secesh getting Crushed out. Stand from under!"

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