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1861-1877
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.
GLC08413.07
A Nation of Freeman that Moment Shall Fall, When these Stars Shall be Trailed on the Ground.
features two American flags crossed
GLC08413.08
20 April 1862
untitled envelope
features eagle carrying flag
GLC08413.10
6 August 1861
Union-It Must be Preserved
features American flag
GLC08413.11
18 June 1862
The Constitution Must be Preserved
features woman holding scroll that says "Constitution"
GLC08413.12
17 January 1861
We Will Protect it and Avenge its Insults
features hands shaking over the constitution.
GLC08413.13
The Great Battle of the Antietam Valley
depicts battle.
GLC08413.14
30 November 1861
If Any One Attempts to Haul Down the American Flag, Shoot Him on the Spot.--John A. Dix
GLC08413.16
21 May 1862
The Girl I Left Behind Me
features woman crying on a soldier's shoulder.
GLC08413.17
5 November 1861
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
features man holding flag. broken drum lies on the ground.
GLC08413.19
features woman and soldier embracing under a tree
GLC08413.20
"Thou Wilt Think of Me"
features poem
GLC08413.21
"Am Thinking, Sadly Thinking"
GLC08413.22
"The Word"
GLC08413.23
"Bend Softly Down"
GLC08413.24
"Country Home"
GLC08413.25
"Be Kind to Each Other"
GLC08413.26
24 April 1865
P.O.W Cover
stamped with Prisoner's Letter, Examined
GLC08413.27
2 April 1865
Stickney, Geo., fl. 1865
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.
GLC08413.28
14 March 1865
Bowen, C.D., fl. 1865
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.
GLC08413.29
9 November 1860
light yellow
GLC08413.30
16 September 1862
The Loyal States-New Hampshire
features woman holding flag and leaning against picture of a ship's landing.
GLC08413.32
The Loyal States-Iowa
features woman holding flag and leaning against picture of an eagle.
GLC08413.33
30 August 1863
Thirteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers
features pictures of ship's landing.
GLC08413.34
14 October 1863
fdark yellow Written at Camp Dennison.
GLC08413.35
3 June 1862
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
to Arthur L. Devens
informs him that his brother leaves tonight, although slightly wounded.
GLC08413.36
9 February 1862
Miller, D., fl. 1862
to Sammy
on picket. tells the story of another night on picket when he heard some men coimng toward him. he shot and missed them all. writes that he likes soldiering and would rather be there than at home.
GLC08413.37
27 April 1861
Flag of the Free Heart's Hope and Home
features flag and poem
GLC08413.38
Our Country
featues flag coming out of water and poem
GLC08413.39
30 June 1864
300,000 Strong
GLC08413.40
31 July 1861
Long May it Wave
GLC08413.42
4 July 1861
The Constitution and the Laws
features soldier with flag and sword
GLC08413.43
29 July 1861
Scott
features picture of Scott with qoute
GLC08413.45
9 August 1861
Then Conquer We Must, When Our Cause It Is Just...
features poem excerpt from W.B Keen and American flag
GLC08413.46
30 June 1861
untitled
features soldier holding flag and sword
GLC08413.47
The Father of His Country Left This to His Children
GLC08413.48
Project It!
features American flag against sunrise
GLC08413.49
3 January 1862
If Any One Attempts to Haul Down the American Flag, Shoot Him On the Spot.--John Dix
GLC08413.50
For the Union! For the Union! I go in for the Union still!
features woman holding flag
GLC08413.51
features sun with state abbreviation on each point and eagle in the center
GLC08413.52
1 December 1864
to Philip Coleman
writes that the new baby is unlike the eldest and he is sleeping more at night than formerly.desires to help a German gentleman in the army. Sue has been unwell.
GLC08413.56
Ellsworth
"He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me."
includes color picture of Ellsworth
GLC08414.1
2 July 1862
Our Only Argument with Traitors
features picture of cannon and flag
GLC08414.2
Lexington and Baltimore
features picture of Lexington battle in 1775 and the battle of Baltimore in 1861.
GLC08414.3
15 September 1862
Down with the traitors' serpent flag!
features picture of American flag and a picture of the flag with a tree and a serpent across from it.
GLC08414.5
1862
features picture of soldier and his sweetheart
GLC08414.6
Union
features arc with state names
GLC08414.7
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