Envelope

Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service
Gettysburg, PA, United States

Union General George McClellan’s images graces the envelop that Amos Lapham, Company D, 5th Maine Infantry addressed to his sister. It was postmarked in Louisville, Kentucky. See the letter [GETT 27706] on the same type of stationery. Popular stationary was adorned with military and patriotic motifs.

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Title: Envelope
Contributor: Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/exb/battling_boredom/writing/GETT27700.html
Source: Gettysburg National Military Park
Measurements: L 13.2, W 8.0 cm
Materials: Paper
Catalog Number: GETT 27700

Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service

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