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![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag and sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWFuZC1zd29yZC05MTJjMTgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/189/jpg "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag and sword]")
![The nation mourns! April 15, 1865. [Envelope]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvdGhlLW5hdGlvbi1tb3VybnMtYXByaWwtMTUtMTg2NS1lbnZlbG9wZS02MGUyOTYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/19/webp "The nation mourns! April 15, 1865. [Envelope]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword and American flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1zd29yZC1hbmQtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy1kZWY5MWEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword and American flag]")
![[Civil War envelope showing soldiers with sword and American flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc29sZGllcnMtd2l0aC1zd29yZC1hbmQtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy1kNTlhMDYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[Civil War envelope showing soldiers with sword and American flag]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with shield and American flag and White House]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MjIvMDEvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1zaGllbGQtYW5kLWFtZXJpY2FuLWZsYWctYW5kLXdoaXRlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with shield and American flag and White House]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword floating above marching soldiers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1zd29yZC1mbG9hdGluZy1hYm92ZS1tYXJjaGluZy1zb2xkaWVycy00ZTE0NDktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword floating above marching soldiers]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword floating above marching soldiers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1zd29yZC1mbG9hdGluZy1hYm92ZS1tYXJjaGluZy1zb2xkaWVycy03ZGZhYmEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword floating above marching soldiers]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding sword and American flag, with message "God, our country and liberty!"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtaG9sZGluZy1zd29yZC1hbmQtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy13aXRoLW1lc3NhZ2UtMTUwNWE4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/22/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding sword and American flag, with message \"God, our country and liberty!\"]")
