Image: Depicts soldiers firing cannons and cavalrymen in the foreground. Soldiers march in formation. Clouds of smoke rise up from the battle scene in the distance., Verse 169: Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3rd, 1863., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A white plantation owner stands with a whip tucked under his right arm and monitors slaves working in the field. A ship passes in the background., Verse 2500: To-day a king, tomorrow nothing., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A frowning man sits under a palmetto looking down at the hat in his hands., Verse 1447: 'Neath a ragged Palmetto, a Southerner sat a twisting the band of his Panama hat, And trying to lighten his mind of a load, by humming the words of the following ode, "Oh! for a nigger, and oh! for a whip; Oh! for a cocktail, and oh! for a nip; Oh! for a shot at Old Greeley and Beecher; Oh! for a crack at a Yankee school-teacher; Oh! for a captain, and oh! for a ship; Oh! for a cargo of niggers each trip," and so he kept oh-ing for all he had not. Not contented with owing for all that he'd got., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Lady Liberty stands in the foreground with the snake of disunion conquered under her feet. She holds a flag that displays the names Lincoln, Scott and Anderson. An winged angel holds a Union shield and sits on three coffins for Beauregard, Davis, and Stephens. In the background, Davis hangs from the traitors platform, while Stephens and Beauregard wait for the same fate. Includes the U.S. Capitol building., Verse 2725: What the South shall see!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Full length portrait of Marquis de Lafayette standing in front of the American and French flags. He holds his hat and walking stick in his right hand., Verse 2482: To Lafayette, we are grateful., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Benjamin Butler and another white soldier face a group of five African American sappers and miners, who have pick axes and shovels propped against their shoulders. Refers to the contraband policy that banned soldiers from returning runaway slaves to their owners once they crossed Union lines., Verse 454: Contraband of War or Volunteer sappers and miners from the F.F.V.'s. [First Families of Viriginia], Caption: Massa Butler, we's just seceded from Harper's Ferry, where we larnd de trade of making Trenches and Forti'cations, we's de niggers to call upon in dat ar line. We borrowed des yer tools at de Ferry, and ef des isent Contraban, we's gwine to carry em back at the close of horsetilities., 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: Seven soldiers sit and stand in front of a tent., Verse 287: Camp Scene, from photograph., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An African American man is picking cotton and loading it into wicker baskets., Verse 1571: One of the Rebels., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A white colonist and a Native American man sit on the ground near the water. The colonist holds a sextant in his left hand. The Native American man wears traditional clothing, with a feathered headband and an arm band. He holds an ax in his right hand. Between the two men sits the seal of New York City, noticeable because of the beaver, flour barrel and windmill blades. In the left background a man is poised to spear a moose. Ships are visible in the distance. Union flags and a shield with stars and stripes decorate the border around the image described above., Verse 1834: Seal of New York City., Caption: The War for the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The state seals of the original thirteen colonies form a closed oval shape that is connected by the Union flag. At the top of the oval are two Union flags that flank a shield and an eagle., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A foliage border lines the outside of the envelope., Verse 2475: To an Envelope. Speed gentle missive on thy way to kindred hearts--make no delay, And if thy tidings glad the heart of those who bid thee thus depart, Then let thy well directed face, Sure passport be to destined place. Perhaps of Love you bear the tale, And hearts would grieve if you should fail, If so proceed with greatest care, to those whose happiness you bear. But in this world of care and pain, You'll often bear a sadder strain, And often change the watcher's fears, into the mourner's griefs and tears. If such must be the words you speak, then let thy message gently break, And point to worlds where woe would cease, and care and strife shall end in peace. Be LOYAL everywhere you go, From Canada to Mexico; care not to whom you may belong. BUT GO TO THE UNION RIGHT OR WRONG! 1865, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts cavalrymen lined up in rows, in front of rows of tents and tethered horses at Camp Barcly. Smoke rises from all of the tents., Caption: Camp BARCLY, Meridian Hill D.C., 1st Lancers 6th Penna Cavalry. Col. R.H. Rush. - Lt. Col. J.H. McArthur - Major C. Ross Smith - Jun. Major, Robert Morris, Jr., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A soldiers stands near a cannon with a bayonet held upright in the crook of his left arm. Three other bayonets stand nearby. A large Union flag flies from the top of a tent behind the soldier., Verse 1951: Spirit of "'76.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts uniformed soldiers hiding behind trees, taking aim and firing their rifles. Smoke rises from the field in the distance., Verse 171: Battle of Mill Spring, Ky., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two soldiers fire their bayonets, while two soldiers operate a cannon. Many wounded soldiers are scattered on the field in the distance., Verse 1897: Seige and Capture of Fort Donelson., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In the upper left hand corner, printed in lavender, is a circle with which stands Victory over a defeated king. The motto is "Sic Semper Tyrannis" or "So Be It Ever To Tyrants., Verse: So be it ever to tyrants., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Five cartoonish men write letters to Great Britain in the foreground, while Jefferson Davis presides over the group from a pedestal in the background., Verse 1090: Jeff announceth to ye rebell Cabinett ye grayte scheme of invytynge Grayte Brittayne to send out a Royal Babbie to take chge of ye Cottonocracy of ye South-ye whych produceth much merrymeant among ye Cabinett aforesayd., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Bird's eye view of Washington, D.C., showing bridges and settlement near the Potomac River(?)., Verse 1699: Panoramic View of the Fortifications around Washington., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In both images, two older men, probably representing the Union and the Confederacy, face each other. The man on the left holds a Confederate flag in the bottom cartoon. Possibly mocking the self-importance of the southerners., Verse 511: "Don't see it", Verse 201: Big thing! Don't see it., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In a slave's quarters, Jefferson Davis, in a broad-brim hat checks the pulse of an emaciated bedridden slave with "Bond Plasters" on his chest. An angst-ridden slave stands behind the bed and in front of a wall with "Southern Remedies" posters which advertise "Dr Jeffy's Celebrated Bond Plasters" to "allay excitement" and "Dr. Jeffy's Celebrated Lettres Du Marque, A Radical Remedy for all Consitutional Affections" to "excite action." Depicts the ill effect of secession on slaves., Verse 1520: Oh! Massa Jeff, dis Secesh Fever will kill de Nigger., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Lady Liberty stands with the Union flag, facing right, and leans her right elbow on a circular framed image depicting the Massachusetts state seal surrounded by the phrase "The Union must and shall be preserved." The state seal depicts an Algonquin Native American. A white star with five points appears next to the figure's head, signifying the state's admission as the 6th US State. A blue ribbon surrounds the shield, bearing the state motto "Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem." Includes the state military crest: a bent arm holding a broadsword aloft. On the right hand side of the envelope are large letters with stars spelling out "Union", in front of which is a "Massachusetts" banner., Caption: Massachusetts / Union., 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: Depicts an anchor and an unidentified object crossed within a shield. Designated as the symbol of the 9th Corps, 1st Division, which started with an expedition to North Carolina under Ambrose E. Burnside., Verse 2849: 9th Corps, 1st Division., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A bust of George Washington is depicted the upper left hand corner, and a bust of an African American is depicted in the upper right hand corner., Verse 461: Corner Stone of the Federal Union/Corner Stone of the "Southern Confederacy.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In the upper left hand corner is a circle with the profile of an 18th century man, with long hair down his back, possibly George Washington. The caption is printed within the circle. The envelope was addressed in ink to: "J. A. McAllister", Verse: Kline's Emporium, 212 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. USA. Fine Stationery, coins, medals, engravings, minerals, shells, continental paper money, Indian curiosities, postage stamps, &c. &c., Caption: In God We Trust., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A shocked African American man tries to stop Massa George, possibly meant to be George Washington's (non-existent) son, from pulling down the Union flag. Two African American men stand in the background., Verse 995: I wouldn't pull down dat Flag, Massa George; you will neber forgib yerself as long as you lib, if you do. Dem stars were intended to be 'fixed,' and not moved round. I recollect the time when it had only thirteen, and hab watched it grow jus like my own chile. Your fader honored and respected it, and would hab died protecting it, derefore Massa, if you hab any respect for de memory ob your fader, who is dead an' gone, run up dat Flag agin give tree cheers for de Union, and let's keep up next Fourth of July in de ole fashioned way.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
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: Depicts the reverse side of the Maryland state seal, which depicts a farmer and a fisherman holding up a coat of arms. Encircling the seal is a Latin quote, which translates to "with favor wilt thou compass us as with a shield." The state motto is on a banner underneath the coat of arms: "Fatti maschii, parole femine," or "Strong deeds, gentle words." An eagle is depicted above the coat of arms., Caption: Maryland. On the fence., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A man hangs from a flagpole, gripping a hammer in his right hand. The Union flag faces right. Red, white and blue design., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Bust portrait of Winfield Scott, a Union general and an 1852 presidential candidate., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Horse-drawn carriages and carts travel along a wide commercial street in Newark, New Jersey. Includes store fronts and church spires., Verse 1456: Newark, N.J., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A Confederate soldier, in a red uniform, holds a bayonet decorated with the Confederate flag. He approaches a doorway, in which he sees a shadow of his body hanging from a rope., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Soldiers talk, exercise, train, and stand guard at Camp Seminary. The ornate Virginia Theological Seminary sits in the background, behind rows of tents., Caption: Camp Seminary, VA., 1st Regt. New Jersey Vol., Col. A.T.A. Torbert., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the profile of a woman wearing a red, white and blue dress. She sits and holds a pitchfork in her left arm. Behind her is an upraised Union flag and a Union shield., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two Union flags, one on the left side of the envelope, and the other on the right, face inward toward an image depicting a ship anchor, mallets, a sheaf of wheat, and a wheel barrel., 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
Image: Two men flank The Constitution and each hold on to the Union flag above it. Locomotives are visible on both sides behind the men. The words Popular Sovereignty Progress surround the image., Caption: Arms of Kansas., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts smoke rising from three gunboats on the Cumberland River. The boats exchange fire with soldiers on land at Fort Donelson, Tennessee., Verse 1897: Seige and Capture of Fort Donelson., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Men relax and smoke their pipes on the property of a farmhouse in Virginia. One uniformed soldier stands behind a boy as he chops firewood., Verse 1713: Picket Post - Farmhouse in Virginia., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts a rough copy of Georgia's state seal, which is centered around an arch (state's constitution) with three pillars representing the three branches of government. Three caryatids are carved into the columns. Stars representing the U.S. states form a border around the outside of the envelope., Caption: Rebel Arms of Georgia., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing red, white, and blue Grecian robes and a military helmet holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand, and a sword in her left hand., Verse 1224: Liberty and Union, now and forever., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman sits with a red, white and blue Union shield and a spear or staff. Her dress is fashioned after the Union flag., Verse 630: For the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave o'ver the land of the free and the home of the brave., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Buffalo representing the 21st Regiment of the New York Volunteers, known as the 1st Buffalo regiment, recruited from Buffalo, New York., Verse 554: Ever Ready. The boys of 21st Regiment N.Y.V., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A grotesque caricature of a skull with guns in its grinning mouth., Verse 55: A Rebel's masked battery., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In the upper left hand corner is Liberty, dressed in the Stars and Stripes. She stands on the back of the flying eagle. The word "Union" is visible behind the Liberty figure. Beneath and across the entire lower edge of the envelope are Union soldiers, dressed in blue, atop brown horses, pulling cannon and raising dust as they advance., Caption: King & Baird, Book and Job Printers, 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia., 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: Soldiers charge forward into battle with their bayonets upraised. A large Union flag is visible., Verse 164: Battle at Winchester under Gen. Shields., 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
