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![[Cartouche - sailor hanging national seal next to the seal of the United States on a warship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODQvMDEvMDEvY2FydG91Y2hlLXNhaWxvci1oYW5naW5nLW5hdGlvbmFsLXNlYWwtbmV4dC10by10aGUtc2VhbC1vZi10aGUtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy02NDAuanBn/320/404/jpg "[Cartouche - sailor hanging national seal next to the seal of the United States on a warship]")
![[Casket draped with American flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzIvMDEvMDEvY2Fza2V0LWRyYXBlZC13aXRoLWFtZXJpY2FuLWZsYWctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Casket draped with American flag]")
![[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc2FpbG9yLXdhdmluZy1oYXQtaW4tZnJvbnQtb2YtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy0wNjExY2QtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American flag]")
![[Unidentified sailors in Union uniforms with American flag in front of painted backdrop showing ship deck with Monitor class ship in the distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNhaWxvcnMtaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybXMtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXBhaW50ZWQtOTJlZTYxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "[Unidentified sailors in Union uniforms with American flag in front of painted backdrop showing ship deck with Monitor class ship in the distance]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Union sailor with American flag, with message "Our brave gun boat boys"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctdW5pb24tc2FpbG9yLXdpdGgtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy13aXRoLW1lc3NhZ2Utb3VyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Union sailor with American flag, with message \"Our brave gun boat boys\"]")
![[Unidentified sailor in Union uniform at American flag-draped table in front of painted backdrop showing Naval ship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjcvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNhaWxvci1pbi11bmlvbi11bmlmb3JtLWF0LWFtZXJpY2FuLWZsYWctZHJhcGVkLXRhYmxlLWluLWZyb250LTI2NWZmYi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified sailor in Union uniform at American flag-draped table in front of painted backdrop showing Naval ship]")
![[Between decks of the American vessel "White Falcon" - receiving on board the wooden barracks for the French Army in the Crimea]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTUvMDEvMDEvYmV0d2Vlbi1kZWNrcy1vZi10aGUtYW1lcmljYW4tdmVzc2VsLXdoaXRlLWZhbGNvbi1yZWNlaXZpbmctb24tYm9hcmQtdGhlLXdvb2Rlbi02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Between decks of the American vessel \"White Falcon\" - receiving on board the wooden barracks for the French Army in the Crimea]")
