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![[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dress, man and woman, and dog with message "The girl I left behind me" and verse from song]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc29sZGllci13aXRoLXdvbWFuLWluLXN0YXJzLWFuZC1zdHJpcGVzLWRyZXNzLW1hbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/201/jpg "[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dress, man and woman, and dog with message \"The girl I left behind me\" and verse from song]")
![[Envelope from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry A. Moore, 191 West Street, New York City, N.Y., care of Mr. George Gwyer, postmarked Richmond, Virginia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvZW52ZWxvcGUtZnJvbS1jb3JuZWxpdXMtdi1tb29yZS10by1oZW5yeS1hLW1vb3JlLTE5MS13ZXN0LXN0cmVldC1uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWU2ZWE3Yi02NDAuanBn/40/23/webp "[Envelope from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry A. Moore, 191 West Street, New York City, N.Y., care of Mr. George Gwyer, postmarked Richmond, Virginia]")
![[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dress, with message "The girl I left behind me" and verse from song]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc29sZGllci13aXRoLXdvbWFuLWluLXN0YXJzLWFuZC1zdHJpcGVzLWRyZXNzLXdpdGgtODk1ZDI5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dress, with message \"The girl I left behind me\" and verse from song]")
![[Civil War envelope showing a soldier waving goodbye to people on a porch with message "Soldier's farewell" and verses from a song]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctYS1zb2xkaWVyLXdhdmluZy1nb29kYnllLXRvLXBlb3BsZS1vbi1hLXBvcmNoLXdpdGgtMzNkOGI3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing a soldier waving goodbye to people on a porch with message \"Soldier's farewell\" and verses from a song]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with dog and unidentified woman]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybS13aXRoLWRvZy1hbmQtdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWRkZmUxNy02NDAuanBn/40/44/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with dog and unidentified woman]")
![[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 Columbia holding American flag and cornucopia next to an eagle with a snake in its beak, and with a verse from a song]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtaG9sZGluZy1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWFuZC1jb3JudWNvcGlhLW5leHQtN2RhYjZjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding American flag and cornucopia next to an eagle with a snake in its beak, and with a verse from a song]")
![[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]")
