Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flags, shield, arrows, and laurel branch with first stanza from Joseph Rodman Drake's poem, "The American Flag". Title devised by Library staff, Addressed to L. A. Godey, 323 Chestnut Str, Philadelphia, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmark at New Bedford, Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127), pp/liljmem. Eagles, 1860-1870, Flags, American, 1860-1870, Symbols, 1860-1870, Poetry, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Social aspects.

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