Union Soldier

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Title: Union Soldier
Date Created: 1861-1865
Description: Image of a Union soldier holding an American flag. Caption: "Strike-till the last armed for expires. Strike-for your altars and your fires, Strike-for the green graves of your sires, God-and our native land!" Creator unknown.
Topical Subject(s): United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Geographical Subject(s): United States
Note: The quotation on the front of the postal cover comes from a poem written by American poet Fitz-Greene Halleck entitled 'Marco Bozzaris'. The poem celebrates Marco Bozzaris, a famous nineteenth-century Greek leader in Greeces fight for independence against Turkey. The quotation embodies a call to liberty and patriotism.
Language: eng
Extent: 3"x5.5"
Type of Resource: still image
Source: Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches, Alfred S. Lippman Collection of Civil War postal covers, Manuscripts Collection 993, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Publisher: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Louisiana Research Collection.
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Contact Information: specialcollections@tulane.edu