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Title: 6th Reg of Massachusetts. Mass. St. Mil: Col. Jones.
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Cutout of a Civil War era paper soldier with a rifle in his right hand and a knapsack on his back.
Date: [ca. 1861-ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Soldiers [(2)5786.F.188j]

Title: 6th Reg of Massachusetts. Mass. St. Mil: Col. Jones.
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Cutout of a Civil War era paper soldier with a rifle in his right hand and a knapsack on his back.
Date: [ca. 1861-ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Soldiers [(2)5786.F.188e]

Title: The Lexington of 1861. The Massachusetts Volunteers fighting their way through the streets of Baltimore on their march to the defence [sic] of the National Capitol April 19, 1861. Hurrah for the glorious 6th... [Baltimore]
Description: View showing Southern sympathizers attacking Massachusetts militiamen with rocks, bricks, clubs, and guns. In the foreground, a soldier and citizen lay dead while debris flies from the fighting in the background. The attack of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia regiment during their transit to the B&O rail station was the first bloodshed of the Civil War., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views, places & events., Trimmed.
Creator: Currier & Ives
Date: [1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles - Baltimore [5779.F.45]

Title: Civil War era paper soldiers collection. [graphic].
Description: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Collection containing cut-outs of and uncut sheets of Civil War era paper soldiers. Soldiers depicted with guns, knapsacks, drums, on horseback, carrying flags, during charges, and on the march. Majority contain the name of the regiment, including Advance Guard, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Ab. Duryee (5th N.Y. Infantry); De Kalb Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol. Capt. Duysing (41st N.Y. Infantry); Firemen Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Ellsworth (11th N.Y. Infantry); Green Mountain Boys of Vermont (Vermont National Guard); Highland Guard 79th Regt. L, Col. Elliott; Irish Zouaves, Capt. Francis (69th N.Y. Infantry); National Zouaves N.Y. St. Vol., Col. McChesney (10th N.Y. Infantry); New York Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Hawkins (9th N.Y. Infantry); Polnish Legion, Col. Pratt (31st N.Y. Infantry); Ninth Regiment, N.Y. St. Mil., Col. Stiles (83rd N.Y. Infantry); Steuben Girard N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Bendix (7th N.Y. Infantry); United Turner Rifles, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. M. Weber (20th N.Y. Infantry); 1st German Rifle Regt. NY. St. Vol. and 8th N.Y. German Rifles, Col. Blenker; 3d Reg. Missouri Voli, Col. F. Sigel; 6th Reg. of Massachusetts, Mass. St. Mil., Col. Jones; 6th Reg. Wilson's Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Wilson; 7th Regiment N.Y. St. Mil., Col. Lefferts; 55th Regiment, N.Y. St. Mil and French Zouaves, Col. Le Gal; 69th Regt. N.Y. St. Mil., Col. Corcoran; and 79th Regiment of N.Y. Also includes three uncut sheets of unidentified paper soldiers and a Revolutionary War paper soldier. Largest uncut sheet inscribed "N.Y. Zouaves" and published by New York firm Heerbrandt & Co. Three paper soldier wrappers published by New York firms McLoughlin Brother and G. Heerbrandt also included as part of the collection. Wrappers contain illustrations of soldiers, assembly instructions, and list of available series. Copies of soldiers illustrated on wrappers included in collection.
Date: [ca. 1861-ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Soldiers [5786.F.134a&c; (2)5786.F.5c; 182e; 183a-f; 184a, c, d; 186a-i; 187a, b, d, e; 188a-c, e-k; 189a, c-g; P.2005.2.10-11]

Title: Civil War Paper Soldiers Collection
Description: Collection containing cut-outs of and uncut sheets of Civil War era paper soldiers. Soldiers depicted with guns, knapsacks, drums, on horseback, carrying flags, during charges, and on the march. Majority contain the name of the regiment, including Advance Guard, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Ab. Duryee (5th N.Y. Infantry); De Kalb Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol. Capt. Duysing (41st N.Y. Infantry); Firemen Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Ellsworth (11th N.Y. Infantry); Green Mountain Boys of Vermont (Vermont National Guard); Highland Guard 79th Regt. L, Col. Elliott; Irish Zouaves, Capt. Francis (69th N.Y. Infantry); National Zouaves N.Y. St. Vol., Col. McChesney (10th N.Y. Infantry); New York Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Hawkins (9th N.Y. Infantry); Polnish Legion, Col. Pratt (31st N.Y. Infantry); Ninth Regiment, N.Y. St. Mil., Col. Stiles (83rd N.Y. Infantry); Steuben Girard N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Bendix (7th N.Y. Infantry); United Turner Rifles, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. M. Weber (20th N.Y. Infantry); 1st German Rifle Regt. NY. St. Vol. and 8th N.Y. German Rifles, Col. Blenker; 3d Reg. Missouri Voli, Col. F. Sigel; 6th Reg. of Massachusetts, Mass. St. Mil., Col. Jones; 6th Reg. Wilson's Zouaves, N.Y. St. Vol., Col. Wilson; 7th Regiment N.Y. St. Mil., Col. Lefferts; 55th Regiment, N.Y. St. Mil and French Zouaves, Col. Le Gal; 69th Regt. N.Y. St. Mil., Col. Corcoran; and 79th Regiment of N.Y. Also includes three uncut sheets of unidentified paper soldiers and a Revolutionary War paper soldier. Largest uncut sheet inscribed "N.Y. Zouaves" and published by New York firm Heerbrandt & Co. Three paper soldier wrappers published by New York firms McLoughlin Brother and G. Heerbrandt also included as part of the collection. Wrappers contain illustrations of soldiers, assembly instructions, and list of available series. Copies of soldiers illustrated on wrappers included in collection., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies.
Date: [ca. 1861-ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Civil War - Soldiers [5785.F; 5786.F.134a&c; (2)5786.F.5c; 83a; 183b-f; 184a, c, d; 186a-i; 187a-e; 188a-k; 189a, c-g; P.2005.2.10-11]

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