Women

: Change, arms!; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/4 in. Soldier bidding goodbye to woman and child. White envelope with black ink. Image on left. Printed above image: 'Change, Arms!' Printed below image: 'The Union Volunteer leaving his 'Old / Arms' for the 'New Minnie.' / S. C. Upham, 310 Chestnut St.', About the Creator: Samuel Curtis Upham (February 1819-1885) was a small producer of stationery and toiletry supplies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is widely known for having printed tens of thousands of pieces of Confederate currency during the American Civil War, yet he likely had little or no intention of defrauding the Confederate authorities. He estimated that he sold approximately $50,000 of counterfeit money, actions which he attributed to having helped the Union war effort.

: Home guard.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman dressed in stars and stripes with rifle, backpack and military hat. White envelope with red and blue ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'HOME GUARD.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'J. R. Hawley, Cincinnati, Ohio.', About the Creator: Joseph R. Hawley (October 31, 1826 - March 18, 1905) was a Civil War General, newspaper editor and journalist, as well as the 42nd Governor of Connecticut.

: I have no one to send.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 in. A woman pulling clothes from a bureau. Cream envelope with red ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'I have no one to send - I'll go / myself, and nurse the sick.'

: If I cannot fight.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/4 in. Woman rolling dough. White envelope with red ink. Image on left. Printed at right of image: 'If I cannot fight I can / feed those who do.'

: Let Union be your watchword my brave soldiers.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman pointing to the word 'Union,' as she looks toward a ship at sea. White envelope with blue ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'Let UNION be your watchward my brave Soldiers.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'Magee, 316 Chestnut St., Phila.', About the Creator: Magee was likely James Magee, a seller of stationery and envelopes at 316 Chestnut Street, and living at 750 Florida Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War.

: My only support.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman washing clothes in a tub. Cream envelope with red ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'My only support - both boys gone to / the war. I wonder if they would take / me?'

: Off for the war.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. Woman, boy, and dog bidding goodbye to a Zouave soldier holding the American flag. White envelope with black ink and applied color. Image on top-left. Printed below image: 'Off for the War. / F.K.KIMMELL, 59 Nassau St. N.Y.'

: Officer: front face!; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A line of soldiers look away from their officer towards a young girl, who is dressed in a patriotic outfit. An American flag flies on a pole above a tend in background. Yellow envelope with black and red ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'James Gates, Cincinnati: / OFFICER: - FRONT FACE!! / 'Why in th' thunder don't you cast your eyes to the / front!!', About the Creator: James Gates was a publisher in Cincinnati, Ohio during the American Civil War.

: Our hearts are with our brothers in the field.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman sitting by American flag, sewing. White envelope with colored ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'OUR HEARTS / ARE WITH OUR BROTHERS / IN THE FIELD.'

: Our hearts are with them.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman sewing. White envelope with red ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'Our hearts are with / them.'

: The girl I left behind me.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Soldier bidding goodbye to a woman dressed in stars and stripes. White envelope with colored ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'The Girl I left Behind Me.'

: The girl I left behind me.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Soldier bidding goodbye to a woman dressed in stars and stripes. White envelope with colored ink. Image on left. Printed to right of image: 'The Girl I left Behind Me.' / 'He turn'd and left the spot - O! do not deem him weak - / For doubtless was the soldier's heart, though tears were on his cheek; / Go, watch the foremost rank, in danger's dark career; / Be sure the hand most daring then has wiped away a tear.', About the Creator: The Union Stationery Depot operated at 106 Fulton Street in New York City.

: True to the stars and stripes.; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman holding the American flag and waving a handkerchief. White envelope with colored ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'TRUE TO THE STARS AND STRIPES.'

: [A soldier's farewell].; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Soldier bidding goodbye to woman dressed in stars and stripes. In background, woman and children waving to leaving soldiers. White envelope with colored ink. Image on left. Printed above image: 'Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by CUTTER, TOWER & CO., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.'

: [Soldier leaving for war].; Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Woman and children bidding a man in uniform a sorrowful goodbye. White envelope with black ink and applied color. Image on top-left.

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