Image Title: The Union Defenders Certificate In Support & Defense Of The Government, The Union And The Constitution Of The United States Against The Great Rebellion, 1863
Creator: Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., lithographer
Date: 1863.
Summary: A colorful printed certificate for soldiers serving in the Union Army against the "Great Rebellion." At the top center is a seal with acanthus leaves spreading out from it, framing the title below. Two small military scenes appear in the upper corners. In the upper left is an armed soldier guarding a Union camp, and on the right soldiers charge into battle carrying the American flag. Below, Columbia, holding a large flag and with a bald eagle beside her, points toward a distant shore at right, where a fortress is under bombardment. On the near shore Union troops advance, drawing a caisson and artillery behind them.
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union
Original Media: Lithograph
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