Patriotic Envelopes of the Civil War The Iconography of Union and Confederate Covers |
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| Author:
| Boyd, Steven R. |
| Series title: | Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8071-4680-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | LSU Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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During the Civil War, private printers in both the North and South produced a vast array of envelopes featuring iconography designed to promote each side's war effort. Many of these "covers" featured depictions of soldiers, prominent political leaders, Union or Confederate flags, Miss Liberty, Martha Washington, or even runaway slaves---at least fifteen thousand pro-Union and two hundred fifty pro-Confederate designs appeared between 1861 and 1865. In Patriotic Envelopes of the...
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During the Civil War, private printers in both the North and South produced a vast array of envelopes featuring iconography designed to promote each side's war effort. Many of these "covers" featured depictions of soldiers, prominent political leaders, Union or Confederate flags, Miss Liberty, Martha Washington, or even runaway slaves---at least fifteen thousand pro-Union and two hundred fifty pro-Confederate designs appeared between 1861 and 1865. In Patriotic Envelopes of the Civil War, the first book-length analysis of these covers, Steven R. Boyd explores their imagery to understand what motivated soldiers and civilians to support a war far more protracted and destructive than anyone anticipated in 1861.