A late-war broadside with the heading The Flag of America shall never grow dim, nor one Star be obliterated from its Bright Galaxy! / Maj. Gen. Hancock's First Army Corps of Veterans / A splendid opportunity to form a GRAND NATIONAL GUARD, to vindicate the National Honor, in defiance of all enemies in defiance of the Institutions of America., between nice woodcuts of a sailor and an artilleryman, with the bold text Veterans, to the Front! and a woodcut of a cavalryman in the lower half. An unusually lengthy appeal to service by Benjamin Franklin Chief of Detective Police, Mayor's Office, Philadelphia, including testimonials to the character of the men already enlisted (dated February 1865) and a detailed breakdown of the pay. 12 x 19 in., housed in two-sided frame, 14.75 x 22.25 in. overall. Condition: Scattered stains, chipping at edges, and separation at fold lines.
A late-war broadside with the heading The Flag of America shall never grow dim, nor one Star be obliterated from its Bright Galaxy! / Maj. Gen. Hancock's First Army Corps of Veterans / A splendid opportunity to form a GRAND NATIONAL GUARD, to vindicate the National Honor, in defiance of all enemies in defiance of the Institutions of America., between nice woodcuts of a sailor and an artilleryman, with the bold text Veterans, to the Front! and a woodcut of a cavalryman in the lower half. An unusually lengthy appeal to service by Benjamin Franklin Chief of Detective Police, Mayor's Office, Philadelphia, including testimonials to the character of the men already enlisted (dated February 1865) and a detailed breakdown of the pay. 12 x 19 in., housed in two-sided frame, 14.75 x 22.25 in. overall. Condition: Scattered stains, chipping at edges, and separation at fold lines.
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