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![[Civil War induction officer with lottery box]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWluZHVjdGlvbi1vZmZpY2VyLXdpdGgtbG90dGVyeS1ib3gtNmYzNGVjLTEwMjQuanBn/320/391/jpg "[Civil War induction officer with lottery box]")
![[Unidentified], American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvMzE0YWMwMGJkMTZmNTE3ZWRmMDdmZGZkOTRhZTc0NmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[Unidentified], American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.")
![[James Longstreet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvamFtZXMtbG9uZ3N0cmVldC1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LWRmZmZmYy02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[James Longstreet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]")
![[Civil War induction officer with lottery box]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWluZHVjdGlvbi1vZmZpY2VyLXdpdGgtbG90dGVyeS1ib3gtYzQ5ZmQ5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Civil War induction officer with lottery box]")
![[Civil war envelope] - Public domain dedication image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLTk2YzVlOS02NDAuanBn/40/21/webp "[Civil war envelope] - Public domain dedication image")
![[An officer directing his troops into battle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvYW4tb2ZmaWNlci1kaXJlY3RpbmctaGlzLXRyb29wcy1pbnRvLWJhdHRsZS0xNTU0MWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[An officer directing his troops into battle]")
![[Civil War envelope] - Public domain dedication image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLWE5YTdhMy02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope] - Public domain dedication image")
![[Civil War soldiers in action]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjQvMDEvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLXNvbGRpZXJzLWluLWFjdGlvbi0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/64/webp "[Civil War soldiers in action]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
![[Civil War militia] - A black and white photo of a group of men on horses](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLW1pbGl0aWEtNzQ1Mjk2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Civil War militia] - A black and white photo of a group of men on horses")
