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![[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 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 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 sailor with American flag and sword standing atop anchor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc2FpbG9yLXdpdGgtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy1hbmQtc3dvcmQtc3RhbmRpbmctYXRvcC04MzliNzQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing sailor with American flag and sword standing atop anchor]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flags above naval instruments]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtaG9sZGluZy1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFncy1hYm92ZS1uYXZhbC1pbnN0cnVtZW50cy0zYTNlYjUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flags above naval instruments]")
