"…that on November 19th, 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis asked his Congress for a railway linking the eastern and western interior of the Confederacy?"
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Military Ephemera, M2, Civil War Envelopes
The items in this box are organized alphabetically within the following series:
Charles Magnus, (map of Alexandria, VA): folder 2
Letter-Envelope Collection: folder 3
African America Related Envelopes: folder 4
Confederate Propaganda: folder 5-7
Lincoln v. Davis
| Name/Text/Organization | Type | Number of Items | Date | Folder |
| Lincoln Vs. Davis | envelope (series, lithograph, boxing ring) | 10 | unknown | 1 |
Charles Magnus, (map of Alexandria, VA)
| Alexandria | envelope (series, Charles Magnus, lithograph) | 10 | unknown | 2 |
| Unmarked Folder | folder | 1 | unknown | 3 |
| Letter Envelope | booklet, envelope (U.S. flag) | 7 | 1861 | 3 |
African America Related Envelopes
| Alabama | envelope (text) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| Away Down South In Dixie | envelope (text, horse, carriage) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| Black Uncle Sam | envelope (text, caricature) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| Cotton Is King | envelope (text, cotton picker) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| I'se Contraband | envelope (text, star, black man) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| Jeff. Davis & Devil | envelope (text, devil, Jeff. Davis, torture) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| Negro Lincoln [The] | envelope (text, vagabond) | 1 | unknown | 4 |
| Arkansas | envelope (AR seal, text) | 1 | unknown | 5 |
| Connecticut | envelope (poem) | 2 | unknown | 5 |
| Florida | envelope (Geo. Washington, text) | 1 | unknown | 5 |
| Georgia | envelope (GA seal, text) | 1 | unknown | 5 |
| Louisiana | envelope (text) | 2 | unknown | 5 |
| Maine | envelope (poem) | 3 | unknown | 5 |
| Maryland | envelope (coat of arms; flag, text) | 4 | unknown | 5 |
| Massachusetts | envelope (poem) | 3 | unknown | 5 |
| Mississippi | envelope (Geo. Washington, text) | 1 | unknown | 5 |
| Missouri | envelope (native american warriors, text) | 1 | unknown | 5 |
| New Hampshire | envelope (poem) | 2 | unknown | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | envelope (poem) | 2 | unknown | 5 |
| Rhode Island | envelope (poem) | 2 | unknown | 5 |
| South Carolina | envelope (SC seal; flag; coat of arms) | 3 | unknown | 5 |
| Tennessee | envelope (poem; coat of arms) | 3 | unknown | 5 |
| Texas | envelope (text) | 2 | unknown | 5 |
| Vermont | envelope (poem) | 3 | unknown | 5 |
| Virginia | envelope (VA seal, text) | 4 | unknown | 5 |
| C.S.A. | envelope (text) | 1 | unknown | 6 |
| C.S.A. Cavalry | envelope (text, lithograph) | 1 | unknown | 6 |
| C.S.A. Flag (Cross Flag) | envelope (text, early C.S. flag) | 3 | unknown | 6 |
| C.S.A. Flag (Early Flag) | card, envelope (text, early C.S. flag) | 10 | unknown | 6 |
| C.S.A. Shield | envelope (text, shield) | 2 | unknown | 6 |
| Hon. Jeff. Davis | envelope (bust Jeff. Davis, early C.S. flag) | 2 | unknown | 6 |
| Lady Liberty | envelope (text, early C.S. flag) | 3 | unknown | 6 |
| One of The Rebels | envelope (Geo. Washington; Lady Liberty) | 3 | unknown | 6 |
| Patriotic Rebel [A] | envelope (bust, George Washington) | 1 | unknown | 6 |
| Picayune Butler | envelope (Butler, horse) | 1 | unknown | 6 |
| Pride of The South [The] | envelope (bust, George Washington) | 1 | unknown | 6 |
| Sailor & Flag | envelope (text, early C.S. flag) | 1 | unknown | 6 |
| Snake & Flags | card, envelope (text, snake, early C.S. flag) | 3 | unknown | 6 |
| Bad Egg [A] | envelope (text, U.S. flag) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| Death To the Northern Invaders | envelope (text) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| Lincoln Played Out | envelope (text, hand) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| Northern (Pig) [The] | envelope (text, pig, McClellan) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| Onward | envelope (text, lady liberty) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| Soldier & Cannon | envelope (text, soldier, cannon) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| Uncle Sam | envelope (text, caricature) | 1 | unknown | 7 |
| White Trash | envelope (text) | 2 | unknown | 7 |
| Death To Traitors | envelope (text, cannon, flag; soldiers) | 2 | unknown | 8 |
| Gen. Burnside & Lady Liberty | envelope (bust, Gen. Burnside, lady liberty) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Gen. McClellan | envelope (bust, Gen. McClellan) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Gen. McClellan & Lady Liberty | envelope (bust, Gen. McClellan, lady liberty) | 2 | unknown | 8 |
| Gen. Scott | envelope (text, bust, Gen. W. Scott; eagle) | 3 | unknown | 8 |
| Geo. Washington | envelope (bust, Geo. Washington) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Geo. Washington Statue | envelope (text, Geo. Washington, flag) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Lady Liberty | envelope (text, lady liberty, flag) | 3 | unknown | 8 |
| Massachusettes Pine [The] | envelope (poem, tree) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Nathaniel P. Banks | envelope (text, bust N.P. Banks) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| New Quaker Bonnet [The] | envelope (text, bonnet) | 1 | 1861 | 8 |
| One Nation | envelope (text, eagle, arch) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Onward | envelope (text, lady liberty) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Our Country | envelope (text, globe, flag) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Peace, Plenty, & Prosperity | envelope (farm) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Soldier, Flag, & Capitol Building | envelope (text, soldier, flag, building) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| Soldier's Dream Of Home [The] | envelope (lithograph) | 2 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Cavalry | envelope (soldier, horse) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Flag & Eagle | envelope (text, eagle, U.S. flag) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Militia Man | envelope (soldier, drum) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Officer & Soldier | envelope (U.S. officer, soldier) | 2 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Sailor | envelope (sailor, flag, eagle, shield) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Sailor & Flag | envelope (poem, flag, sailor) | 1 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Shield | envelope (text, U.S. shield) | 2 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Shield & Eagle | envelope (text, eagle, U.S. shield) | 3 | unknown | 8 |
| U.S. Zouave | envelope (zouave) | 2 | unknown | 8 |
| Dixie | envelope (snake, nude woman) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Eastern VA, Western VA | envelope (text, donkey, farmer) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| End Of Secession | envelope (text, rope) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Goddess of The C.S.A. [The] | envelope (text, caricature, woman) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Great Southern Loan [The] | envelope (text, eagle, Jeff. Davis) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Headstone | envelope (donkey, headstone, Jeff. Davis) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| His Marque | envelope (text, skull, crossbones, Jeff. Davis) | 2 | unknown | 9 |
| I.O.U. | envelope (text, conf. bond) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Impending Crisis [The] | envelope (union warship, conf. dingy) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Jeff. Davis & Council | envelope (text, caricature, Jeff. Davis, council) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Jeff. Davis & Devil | envelope (text, Jeff. Davis, devil) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Jeff. Davis Hanged | envelope (text, Jeff. Davis, whiskey barrel) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Key To The Southern Rebellion [The] | envelope (text, snake, demon, whiskey barrel) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Loan Caricature | envelope (poem, Jeff. Davis) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Monkey & Dog | envelope (text, caricature, monkey, dog) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Myth [A] | envelope (text, flag; SC seal) | 2 | unknown | 9 |
| New Zouave Drill [The] | envelope (text, union soldiers, Jeff. Davis) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Old Dominion | envelope (text, old woman, battle scene) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Resist The Devil | envelope (text, lady liberty, soldier, devil) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Secession Emblems | envelope (text, skull, snake, quill) | 1 | unknown | 9 |
| Uncle Sam & Mrs. Confederacy | envelope (text, uncle sam, Jeff. Davis) | 1 | unknown | 9 |

