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![[Civil War envelope showing sailor labeled "Victory" holding American flag, with message "The war for the Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc2FpbG9yLWxhYmVsZWQtdmljdG9yeS1ob2xkaW5nLWFtZXJpY2FuLWZsYWctd2l0aC1hNzE0MDgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/190/jpg "[Civil War envelope showing sailor labeled \"Victory\" holding American flag, with message \"The war for the Union\"]")
![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 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\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message "The star spangled banner, the flag we fight under"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy13aXRoLW1lc3NhZ2UtdGhlLXN0YXItc3BhbmdsZWQtYmFubmVyLWFlNjlkNy02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message \"The star spangled banner, the flag we fight under\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Union soldier with flag and sword trampling the Confederate flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctdW5pb24tc29sZGllci13aXRoLWZsYWctYW5kLXN3b3JkLXRyYW1wbGluZy10aGUtNzUxOTQwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Union soldier with flag and sword trampling the Confederate 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 American flag bearing message "For the Union" and state seal of Maryland]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWJlYXJpbmctbWVzc2FnZS1mb3ItNmY0NGFjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing message \"For the Union\" and state seal of Maryland]")
![[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]")
