Patriotic envelopes of the Civil War
Subtitle: the iconography of Union and Confederate covers
By: Steven R. Boyd.
Series: Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807136850
Subjects: Covers (Philately) -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Covers (Philately) -- Confederate States of America -- History; Symbolism in politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Symbolism in politics -- Confederate States of America -- History; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Popular culture -- Confederate States of America -- History; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Postal service; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "The Constitution...and Union! Now and forever"; title: Symbols of two nations of states; title: Personifications of their nations : Presidents Lincoln and Davis; title: African American and female representations in the popular culture of Civil War America; title: From "the boys in blue" to a soldier, the Army, and the veteran.