When thus our hosts go proudly forth, Let foes beware the Spirit of the North!

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Zouaves

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Creator / Contributor: Brown & Ryan
Title: When thus our hosts go proudly forth, Let foes beware the Spirit of the North!
Collection Title: Patriotic envelope collection. Series I: Civil War envelopes, 1861-1865.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society
Description: Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Zouave soldier carrying the American flag and a short knife. He is depicted on a battlefield with explosions in the background. White envelope with several ink colors. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'When thus our hosts go proudly forth, / Let foes beware the Spirit of the North!'
Notes: About the Creator: Brown & Ryan was a printer in New York City during the American Civil War. The business was operated from 201, 203, and 205 William Street, located in present-day lower Manhattan. Brown & Ryan was the copyright holder of the image that appears on this envelope.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: aj89027.jpg
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Subject: Soldiers--United States
Allegories
Zouaves--1860-1870
Patriotism--United States--History--Civil Wr, 1861-1865
Material type or medium of original: Pictorial envelopes
Patriotic envelopes
Image
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the New-York Historical Society. For more information, please visit the New-York Historical Society's Rights and Reproductions Department web page at http://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions