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![[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Major General George B. McClellan inset in medallion decorated with eagle and American flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFqb3ItZ2VuZXJhbC1nZW9yZ2UtYi1tY2NsZWxsYW4taW5zZXQtZDhkMDFhLTEwMjQuanBn/320/184/jpg "[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Major General George B. McClellan inset in medallion decorated with eagle and American flags]")
![[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lincoln in oval border decorated with eagle and American flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjMvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbGluY29sbi1pbi1vdmFsLWJvcmRlci1kZWNvcmF0ZWQtd2l0aC0xYjllY2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lincoln in oval border decorated with eagle and American flags]")
![[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General McClellan]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFqLWdlbi1tY2NsZWxsYW4tODBhNjhmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General McClellan]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1zaGllbGQtYWJvdmUtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZ3MtODQwNjE3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop American flag and "American Congress, we are one" medallion with message "United forever"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtYXRvcC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWFuZC1hbWVyaWNhbi1jb25ncmVzcy13ZS1kZjc0ODMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop American flag and \"American Congress, we are one\" medallion with message \"United forever\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFqLWdlbi11cy1ncmFudC0wNDZhNGItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]")
![[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches, and shield bearing message "Union and liberty"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZ3MtZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1sYXVyZWwtYnJhbmNoZXMtYW5kLXNoaWVsZC1kYzJmZjktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches, and shield bearing message \"Union and liberty\"]")
