Details
Title Fight on the back of Old Dominion envelope 2
Date 1861-1865
Physical description 1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes Image: Union and Confederate troops climb ladders to fight on the feeble back of Old Dominion, an old woman representing Virginia, who is hunched over and holds a cane.
Verse 1530: Old Dominion.
Verse 1719: Poor old simple Virginia.
Caption: "You may plant your seeds in peace, for Old Virginia will have to bear the brunt of the battle." Gov. Pickens
Genre Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Coverage United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format TMP.objres.5468.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier Caricatures - People
Accession number Envelope C-P-O-13
Bibliographic citation William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).