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- A 'Horse Marine' of the C.S.A.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 2 5/8 x 4 3/4in. A plump figure with a naval hat on sits atop a wooden horse with a spyglass in his hand. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed above image: 'A 'Horse Marine' of / the C. S. A.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'Wm. Ridenburgh, 140 Nassau St N. Y.', About the Creator: William Ridenburgh was a publisher who worked at 140 Nassau Street in New York City during the American Civil War.
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- A Convention of Secessionists after the War.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Five unwell and frazzled looking men sit around a table with smelling salts and gin, and a container labeled 'Ye Dust / of Departed / Hopee!' Cream envelope with black ink. Image on entire front of envelope. Printed below image: 'A CONVENTION OF SECESSIONISTS AFTER THE WAR.'
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- A general of the C. S. A. army preparing to meet Gen. McClellan.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. An officer in uniform, putting on his gloves in preparation and a tiny image of the same officer running away. Yellow envelope with black ink. Large figure on left with small figure on bottom-right. Printed below image: 'A General of the C. S. A. pre- / paring to meet Gen. McClellan................. After he met him!.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'J. G. Wells, cor. Park Row & Beekman Street. N. Y.', George B. McClellan (December 3, 1826 - October 29, 1885) was a Union Major General during the American Civil War. He was later elected as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. About the Creator: John Gaylord Wells (1821-1880) was likely the copyright holder of the image that appears on this envelope. He is likely also the author of 'Every Man His Own Lawyer and Business Form Book: A Complete Guide in All Matters of Law and Business Negotiations, for Every State in the Union' (New York: Robert Macoy, 1875).
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- A member of the C.S.A. Alligator Ranglers, who is to make 5 of the 'Northern mudsils' run. We don't see it.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A silhouette of a stereotypical Southerner with a whip, a saber, bottle, and 'J D' on his hat. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'A member of the C. S. A. Alligator Ran- / gers, who is to make 5 of the 'Northern / mudsils' run. We don't see it.' Printed vertically at left of image: ' D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl-sts. N. Y.', Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. He led the Confederate army and navy during the American Civil War. About the Creator: D. Murphy's Son first appears in the Trow's New York City Directory of 1847. The business last appears in Trow's New York City Directory of 1900-1901. Among other items, D. Murphy's Son printed shelf and wall clock labels.
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- A rebel attack on pickin's.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. An emaciated Confederate soldier gnaws on a bone. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'A rebel attack on pickin's. / 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.
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- Army Rations of the Southern Confederacy.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A man is picking a basket full of cotton out of a larger bale. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed above image: 'Army Rations of the Southern Confederacy.' Printed below image: 'The Quartermaster dealing out the Allowance.'
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- Death to Traitors.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. Soldier figures, hanged men, gallows, and American flags make up the phrase 'Death to Traitors'. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on top of envelope., About the Creator: Attributed to E. Cogan.
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- Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 2 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. Drawing of an I.O.U. with Jefferson Davis thumbing his nose on it, surrounded by the text wrapping around the outside border. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed around the border of I.O.U.: 'IT IS AGAINST OUR PRINCIPAL TO PAY THE INTEREST & AGAINST OUT INTEREST TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL. Burton.' Printed below image: 'Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond.', Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. He led the Confederate army and navy during the American Civil War.
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- Infernal Machine, found at Washington.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. On a desk, a long scroll hangs down, with the terms Compromise, Southern Rights, Crittenden, Vallandingham and Saulsbury on it. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'Infernal Machine,' / found at Washington. / S. C. Upham, 310 Chestnut St.', Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (June 2, 1820 - April 6, 1892) was an Attorney General of Delaware, a U.S. Senator from Delaware, and later the Chancellor of Delaware. He vocalized his strong oposition to Abraham Lincoln administration's handing of the war, and specifically about Lincolns's executive order that suspended habeas corpus. John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 - July 26, 1863) served several non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky, was the 17th Governor of Kentucky, was both the 15th and 22nd Attorney General of the United States, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th congressional district for one term during the American Civil War. Clement Laird Vallandigham (July 29, 1820 - June 17, 1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd congressional district and Columbiana County (separate terms), was a leader of the Copperhead movement; Vallandingham and others, though Democrats, were adamantly anti-war. About the Creator: Samuel Curtis Upham (February 1819-1885) was a small producer of stationery and toiletry supplies in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. He is widely known for havig 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 counterfiet money, actions which he attributed to having helped the Union war effort.
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- Jewels found at Alexandria.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. Drawings of handcuffs, shackles and chains. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed above image: 'Jewels' found at Alexandria, by the Federal / Army; consisting of Chains, Bracelets and / Anklets.' Printed below image: 'Supposed to have belonged to the 'First Families' of Virginia. / 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.
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- New Southern Coin.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Coin design with three links of chain with one letter of I O U in each of the links and 1861 underneath it. White envelope with blue ink. Image on top left side. Printed below image: 'NEW SOUTHERN COIN.', 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.
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- Now, boasting Southern, hold thine own.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A Southern being held around the neck by a uniformed Northern soldier. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side and top of envelope. Printed at top left: 'S. C. Upham, 310 Chestnut St., Phila.' Printed at right of image: 'Now boasting Southern, hold thine own, / No maiden's arms are round thee thrown! / A Northern Freeman holds thee fast - / Yield! or this moment is thy last!', 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.
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- On the Road to Washington.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A long row of gallows with bodies hanging from them, with Confederate names above them. The U.S. capitol building is in the background. White envelope with red ink. Image is on top and patterned over the entire front. Printed above the gallows are the names of well-known secessionists. Printed below image: 'ON THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON.' Printed at upper-right, above U.S. capitol building: 'WASHINGTON.', Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (May 28, 1818 - February 20, 1893) was a General in the Confederate Army. He took an active role in the Western Theater of the war. Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 - May 29, 1866) served as a General in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War on the Union side. A member of the Whig party, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for as the Whig nominee for President of the United States in 1852. John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 - August 26, 1863) was the 31st Governor of Virginia, and later the United States Secretary of War. He seceded from the Union and became a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. He led the Confederate army and navy during the American Civil War. William Lowndes Yancey (August 10, 1814 - July 27, 1863) was a journalist, politician, and leader of the southern secessionist movement. John Bull is the personification of England. Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 - December 15, 1885) was a prominent Confederate leader, the first Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America, a General in the Confederate Army, and a former United States Senator from Georgia. David Emanuel Twiggs (1790 - July 15, 1862) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and later a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. (December 21, 1800 - September 14, 1876) was Deputy to the Provisional Confederate Congress from South Carolina. Prior to the war, he served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Bartholomew's Parish, Attorney General of South Carolina, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd and 7th congressional districts, and a United States Senator from South Carolina.
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- One of the 'Southern Chivalry' after.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 5/8 in. Two faces with differing expressions. First one is plump and happy, second is utterly shocked, as hears of President Lincoln's message. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image covers sheet. Printed below first face, at left: 'One of the 'Southern Chivalry' after / reading the Southern account of the terror / stricken North.' Printed below second face, at right: 'After reading Presid't Lincoln's Message, / calling for $400,000,000 and 400,000 men.' Printed vertically at left: 'D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl sts. N. Y.', Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. As Commander in Chief of the United States, he led the Union during the Civil War. On April 15, he was shot in the back of the head at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died shortly thereafter. About the Creator: D. Murphy's Son first appears in the Trow's New York City Directory of 1847. The business last appears in Trow's New York City Directory of 1900-1901. Among other items, D. Murphy's Son printed shelf and wall clock labels.
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- One of the C.S.A. generals whose quiet will soon be disturbed.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A man sits reading a paper in an easy chair with his slippers on. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'One of the C. S. A. generals whose quiet / will soon be disturbed.'
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- One of the F.F.V.'s Colonel of Dysentery.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Bearded colonel stands at attention with his saber and a bottle in his pocket. Cream envelope with brown ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'One of the F. F. V's, Colonel of the Dysentery / Blues who thinks his martial appearance will strike / terror into the hearts of the 'Northern mudsills.' Printed vertically at right: 'D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl Street.', F. F. V. stands for 'fleet-footed Virginians.' About the Creator: D. Murphy's Son first appears in the Trow's New York City Directory of 1847. The business last appears in Trow's New York City Directory of 1900-1901. Among other items, D. Murphy's Son printed shelf and wall clock labels.
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- Owe Never. Pay Never.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Coin with figures of Lincoln (?) handing a paper to a man who is pointing a gun at him and thumbing his nose. Enslaved African Americans toil in the background while a man with a whip oversees. Beige envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed vertically at left of image: 'Design for a New Coin of the C. S. A.', Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. As Commander in Chief of the United States, he led the Union during the Civil War. On April 15, he was shot in the back of the head at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died shortly thereafter.
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- Plenty of Drumming, but no Recruits.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 2 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. A uniformed drummer with C.S.A on his cap. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'Plenty of Drumming, but no Recruits. / Wm. Ridenburgh, 140 Nassau St. N. Y.', About the Creator: William Ridenburgh was a publisher who worked at 140 Nassau Street in New York City during the American Civil War.
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- Portrait of the 'Southern Gentleman.'
- Pictorial Envelope: Caricature of a 'southern gentleman' smoking a cigar, holding a short saber, and drinking out of a glass with a long straw. On the saber, 'F. F. V.' is printed. White envelope with blue ink. Image on right. Printed below image: 'Portrait of the 'Southern Gentle- / man' who objected to Ellsworth's / Zouaves coming into Virginia, because / they didn't belong to the 'First Families.' / S. C. Upham, 310 Chestnut St.', About the Creator: D. Murphy's Son first appears in the Trow's New York City Directory of 1847. The business last appears in Trow's New York City Directory of 1900-1901. Among other items, D. Murphy's Son printed shelf and wall clock labels.
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- Secession Cavalry.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Under a skull and crossbones flag, the southern cavalry rides in on the shoulders of enslaved African Americans. White envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'Secession Cavalry.'
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- Secession States-Present Secession States-Future.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Present: a line of dapper men with linked arms looking happy. Future: the same men are chained together and sad. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed below top image: 'SECESSION STATES - PRESENT.' Printed below bottom image: 'SECESSION STATES - FUTURE.'
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- Secession.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A hot air balloon entitled 'SECESSION' bursts and drops people out of the basket below it. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side.
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- Secessionists leaving the Union.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A tree entitled Union with two men sitting on a branch entitled Secession whilst they are sawing it off. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side.
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- The Lock and Key.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A padlock with 'SLAVERY' on it being picked by a bayonet point. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'The Lock and Key.' Printed below end of barrel: 'U.S. RIFLED.'
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- The Man who conceived C.S.A.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. Image of foppish, overdressed man. Cream envelope with red ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'The Man who conceived C. S. A.', The man of whom this caricature is done is likely Jefferson Davis.
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- The Southerner as He Was.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 3/8 in. A stereotypical version of the Southern gentleman, with large hat, smoking with a drink on the table, sitting outside. Cream envelope with red and black ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'The Southerner as He Was.', About the Creator: James Gates was a publisher in Cincinnati, Ohio during the American Civil War.
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- The flying artillery of the C. S. A.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Union army advancing as the Confederate army flees. Orange envelope with black ink. Image on top-left. Printed below image: 'The Flying Artillery of the C. S. A.'
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- The result of playing with dangerous weapons-the sure result Traitors beware!
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A gun blows up and knocks a man onto his back while the exploding pieces of the gun fly around him. One piece is entitled Secession. Printed below image: 'The result of playing with dan- / gerous weapons - the sure result / Traitors beware!' Printed vertically at left of image: 'D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl-sts. N. Y.', About the Creator: D. Murphy's Son first appears in the Trow's New York City Directory of 1847. The business last appears in Trow's New York City Directory of 1900-1901. Among other items, D. Murphy's Son printed shelf and wall clock labels.
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- To Cure Rebellion.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/4 in. Bomb with a lit fuse. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side. Printed above image: 'TO CURE REBELLION.' Printed below image: 'This is the Pill that will Cure or Kill.'
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- What the South shall see!
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Davis is hung at the 'Traitors Platform'. Angel sits atop three coffins holding a Union shield. Liberty has a banner with Lincoln, Scott & Anderson on it. Disunion snake slithers around her. Cream envelope with red and blue ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'Entered according to Act of Congress in the years 1861, by J. E. Hayes, in the Clerk's Office in the District / Court of the District of Massachusetts. / What the South shall see!', Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. He led the Confederate army and navy during the American Civil War. Robert Anderson (June 14, 1805 - October 26, 1871) was a United States Military officer who fought in the American Civil War. He is known widely as being a leading defender during the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1861. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. As Commander in Chief of the United States, he led the Union during the Civil War. On April 15, he was shot in the back of the head at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died shortly thereafter. Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 - May 29, 1866) served as a General in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War on the Union side. A member of the Whig party, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for as the Whig nominee for President of the United States in 1852. Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 - March 4, 1883) was the first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (May 28, 1818 - February 20, 1893) was a General in the Confederate Army. He took an active role in the Western Theater of the war. About the Creator: J. E. Hayes was likely a resident of Boston, Massachusetts.
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- What they must soon come to.
- Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 2 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. A member of the C.S.A. afloat on a barrel. He is ragged, emaciated and holding an empty bottle. A tattered C.S.A. flag is also on the barrel. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left side., About the Creator: William Ridenburgh was a publisher who worked at 140 Nassau Street in New York City during the American Civil War.