Image: Three Union soldiers flank the bust portraits of George McClellan and Benjmain Butler., Verse 1300: Maj. Gen. Butler, Verse 1328: Maj. Gen. McClellan., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bird has a humanized head, with frowning features. Inscribed in the tail feathers are the names Davis, Beauregard, and Toombs., Verse 2149: The Game Cock Secession, after the fight., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bird has a humanized head, with frowning features. Inscribed in the tail feathers are the names Davis, Beauregard, and Toombs., Verse 2149: The Game Cock Secession after the fight., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A soldier drops his sword in surprise when he sees Friend Thomas coming at him with a sword in support of the Union., Verse 680: Friend Thomas -- Oh! ho! so thee was a going to fight, friend Secede, was thee? I hope thee has found out now that the Quakers are sound on the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A Quaker woman carrying a parasol encounters another Friend, who carries a bayonet to a Friends' Meeting. A group of soldiers are lined up in the background. Mocks the Quaker pacifists who didn't want to contribute to the bloodshed., Verse 679: Friend Susan -- Why, Friend Broadbrim, what is thee doing with a musket and soldier clothes on! Friend Broadbrim -- I am going to the Friends' Meeting. Friend Susan -- Well, if thee does so, I hope the spirit will move thee to do something., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A smiling Quaker woman holds a bayonet and takes a hat from a tall man who leans on his cane., Verse 678: Friend Jane - I have bought thee a Staff and Hat, which I hope will prove serviceable in these times., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis, depicted as a fox, carries two dead geese representing Tennessee and Virginia., Verse 2481: To Dixie's Land., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Soldiers sit near two large cannons at the waterfront in the foreground. Several steamboats are on the Ohio river. A cityscape is depicted in the background., Verse 650: Fortifications on Price's Hill, Cincinatti, Ohio., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A group of slaves run away from the white master on the plantation in the direction of Fort Monroe. The white master prepares to crack his whip while an African American, who faces him, thumbs his nose in defiance. Refers to the Benjamin Butler's contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines., Verse 421: Come back you black rascal., Caption: Can't koershun de's colours; we's de "Butler Contrabans", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A group of slaves run away from the master on the cotton plantation in the direction of Fort Monroe. The white master prepares to crack his whip while an African American, who faces him, thumbs his nose in defiance. Refers to the contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines., Verse 420: Come back here, you black rascal., Caption: Can't come back no how, massa; Dis chile's CONTRABAN', Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A kneeling slave, his feet and wrists bound by chains, is being flogged by a white overseer or master., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A flag facing right, is weighted down by cannon balls behind a cannon that's just been fired., Verse 482: Death to traitors., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The suns rays shine on a union flag, which faces left and sits in the foreground of the image., Verse 2408: then conquer we must, our cause it is just; And this be our motto, in God is our trust., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Union and Confederate troops climb ladders to fight on the feeble back of Old Dominion, an old woman representing Virginia, who holds a "secession" cane with a snake wrapped around it. Slaves runaway in the background as the battle rages above., Verse 1415: "Mother of the states and of statesmen!" How art thou fallen!, Verse 1530: Old Dominion, Caption: Southern Chivalry! You may plant your seeds in peace, for Virginia will have to bear the brunt of the battle.--Gov. Pickens/While massa tends to fightin dis hot weather, dis "counterband" Darkie and his Fambly will spend de Summer down to "Ole Pint Comfort.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
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, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Red cross pattee shape designated for the Fifth Corps, First Division under the Union Army of the Potomac., Verse 579: Fifth Corps, First Division., Caption: Victory, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bust portrait of Elmer Ellsworth dressed in military uniform is surrounded by flags, bayonets, cannons, a drum, a bugle, and an eagle. Ellsworth was the first officer to die in the war., Verse 358: Col. Ellsworth., Caption: Union now & for ever. Don't shed a tear for him! Better to go eager with victory. Facing the foe for one life like this life a thousand shall pay, and the fury it kindles shall carry the day., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Full length image of Ellsworth dressed in uniform, standing on a flag, holding a flag in his left hand, and an upraised sword in his right hand. Ellsworth was the first officer to die in the war., Verse 359: Col. Ellsworth, His Last Letter to his Parents., Caption: "Washington, May 23, 1861. My Dear Father and Mother.--The regiment is ordered to move across the river to-night. We have no means of knowing what reception we are to meet with. I am inclined to the opinion that our entrance to the city of Alexandria will be hotly contested, as I am informed a large force have arrived there to-day. Should this happen, my dear parents, it may be my lot to be injured in some manner. Whatever may happen, cherish the consolation that I was engaged in the performance of a sacred duty, and to-night, thinking over the probabilities of to-morrow, and the occurrences of the past. I am perfectly content to accept whatever my fortune may be, confident that He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow, will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me. My darling and ever loved parents, good bye. God bless, protect, and care for you. "Elmer.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A group of soldiers run away from a hollow outline of Elmer Ellsworth in a tree. Men are gathered around a monument in the distance. Ellsworth was the first officer to die in the war., Verse 2503: Tomb and Shade of Ellsworth, his Spirit still Lives., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Marching elephant wearing boots carries banners containing verses., Verse 2220: The Northern Elephant. After secession rats., Caption: What Patrick Henry said in '76, "give me Liberty, or give me Death." What Jeff. Davis says in '61 "Give me Hog, Hominy and Slavery.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing right, grasps arrows in its talons. Nearby sits a Union shield, under which lies a staff., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing left, grasps a red, white, and blue Union shield in its talons., Verse 1620: Our Emblem., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing left, grasps a red, white, and blue Union shield in its talons. A liberty or death banner accompanies the shield. Red stars form a border around the envelope., Verse 1232: Liberty or Death., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing right, stands near a Union shield. A locomotive emerges on the right side of the eagle and a ship is visible to the left. Image covers entire envelope., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle flies above a shield decorated with the stars and stripes. The eagle grasps a banner in its mouth: "Love One Another." Blue stars with the initials of the states form a border around the envelope., Verse 1280: Love One Another., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing right, perches on a globe wrapped in the Union flag. The United States is the only visible country., Verse 2576: Union Forever., Verse: 2776: Wrapt in its folds OUR WHOLE COUNTRY shines resplendent through its stars., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing left, stands near a Union flag. A locomotive emerges on the left side of the eagle and a ship is visible to the right., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing left, holds the American flag in its talons., Verse 457: Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, No. 1009 Ostego Street, Below Washington Avenue., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing right, grasps a banner in its talons, above an open, human eye., Verse 2374: The Union of States none can sever., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle, facing left, is perched on a Union shield, which sits at the center of four intersecting flags., Verse 2565: Union and Liberty., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle faces right., Verse 405: Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise, the queen of the world and the child of the skies; Thy genius commands thee; With rapture behold, while ages on ages thy splendors unfold., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An eagle stands on a drum, over which is draped a Union flag. Includes bayonets on the ground and upraised flags in the background., Verse 1219: Let your motto be "Libert now and forever!" Your trust be in God, in truth and the right; come back to us victors, or come to us never! On, brothers, on! for freedom and right.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Jefferson Davis, weighed down by rifles and packages labeled Mobile, New Orleans, Charleston, Norfolk (in the form of a cannon) and the U.S. Treasury, is prevented from leaving the Union by Uncle Sam. A bald eagle, carrying a Union shield and a dead snake, approaches the scene. Fort Pickens and Fort Sumter sit in the background., Verse 1162: Jes so Jeff/ and more to/I only want to be let alone., Verse 2605: Unkle Sam & Jeff, Yankee doodle is the tune Americans delight in, It'l do to whistle sing and play, And just the thing for fightin'., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts two scenes, the left hand side shows an eagle gripping a laurel wreath in its beak and standing above a shield on a rock near the sea. The right hand side of the envelope depicts an interior view of the Senate in session., Verse 2629: U.S. Senate., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Stationery package with an image of the "E Pluribus Unum" seal, which depicts an eagle clutching arrows in its talons. Includes a shield decorated with the stars and stripes. Two Union flags flank the seal and drape over an arch., Caption: Victory Package / 15 sheets commercial note paper. 16 buff envelopes. 5 white envelopes. 1 superior pen. 1 accommodation pen holder. 1 best quality pencil. 33 patriotic songs. 1 self-ruler for superscribing letters. 1 design for ladies' undersleeves. 1 design for child's apron. 1 design for ladies' embroidered collar. 1 design for infants' christening robe. 2 designs for marking letters. Also one piece of beautiful jewerly. / Receipts. For making gold, silver, silver-plating fluid, oreide, ladelible ink, bichromatic writing fluid, western cider without apples, honey without bees. Also for making whiskers grow, and hair to curl in beautiful ringlets. Secrets for catching game, foxes, and fish. And a complete cure for Rheumatism. A currency table, showing the value of a greenback in gold., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts a soldier on horseback carrying a flag with a red stripe (top) and a white stripe (bottom) and the phrase "U.S. Dragoons." The soldier wears a blue uniform with red trim., Verse 2598: United States Cavalry., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Grotesque caricature of a grinning African American man who holds up a picture of a Southern plantation., Verse 505: Dixie's land., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Dixie, depicted as a woman, crouches over and covers her head, as a snake, labeled "secession", prepares to strike., Verse 504: DIXIE!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature showing an African American man smoking and dancing in celebration. Refers to the U.S. policy that declared fugitive slaves as contraband of war., Verse 502: Dis chile's contraban', Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature of a slave couple speaking about the war in a black dialect. Dinah washes clothes in a washtub, while Pompey lights a pipe., Verse 501: Dinah. "What is you gwing to fite for?" Pompey. "Dat's what dis chile can't find out, Massa says he don't know.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: On the left hand side of the envelope a Native American man sits on the ground and leans on "Enterprise" symbols. He holds a bow and arrow in his right hand, and more arrows in his left hand. An eagle hovers over him. On the right side of the envelope is a birds-eye view of the industrial city of Detriot., Verse 498: Detroit., Caption: Wolverines, "MOTTO," We live for the Union, We die for the Union, We will uphold the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In the upper left hand corner is printed in black and white an extremely fine image of the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. This is surrounded by 16 circles, each with a different image. In one is the eagle; the next is George Washington. The others seem to represent the 13 original states. Written in ink across the face of the envelope: "Messrs. McAllister & Bro.", Caption: W.L. Germon, photographer, No. 702 Chestnut St. S.W. cor. of 7th., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The phrase "Death to traitors" is spelled out using soldiers, flags, gallows, and a lynching scene as the letters. Tents and soldiers in a military camp are depicted in the background. Includes address lines., Verse 482: Death to traitors., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Verse: Death to the Northern Invaders of the South! We will greet you with Bloody Hands to Hospitable Graves.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Racist caricature of an African American couple with grotesque features speaking in a black dialect. They're dancing and celebrating their contraband status. Refers to the contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines., Verse 216: "Bress de Lor, we am Contraban.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A young African American boy stares with wide eyes at a poster., Verse 2660: Wanted, a $15,000,000 loan for the C.S.A., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
