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![[Soldier and eagle mascot beside "H" Troop flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTgvMDEvMDEvc29sZGllci1hbmQtZWFnbGUtbWFzY290LWJlc2lkZS1oLXRyb29wLWZsYWctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/409/jpg "[Soldier and eagle mascot beside \"H\" Troop flag]")
![[Soldier in Confederate captain's uniform], American Civil War.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvc29sZGllci1pbi1jb25mZWRlcmF0ZS1jYXB0YWlucy11bmlmb3JtLWVkNDViOC02NDAuanBn/40/44/webp "[Soldier in Confederate captain's uniform], American Civil War.")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtYW5kLWZsYWctMGE4MTZiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]")
![[Miss Columbia with stars-and-stripes shield and eagle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvbWlzcy1jb2x1bWJpYS13aXRoLXN0YXJzLWFuZC1zdHJpcGVzLXNoaWVsZC1hbmQtZWFnbGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Miss Columbia with stars-and-stripes shield and eagle]")
![[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 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]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with badge]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybS1hbmQtZm9yYWdlLWNhcC13aXRoLWJhZGdlLTVkNGM1My02NDAuanBn/40/48/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with badge]")
