Image of a memorial military register certificate from the American Civil War with list of soldiers' names framed by a bald eagle with Union shield, American flags and scenes of battlefields, soldiers in camp, on watch, and reunions with family; photograph portrait card glued to print at top right. "Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. Lithographers,"--text, bottom left margin.
"S.W. Corner 4th & Walnut Sts. Cincinnati."--text, bottom right margin.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by J.W. Waterman in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio."--text, bottom right margin.
"Mustered into United States Service October 4th, 1862. / By Lieut. C. J. Ball, 13th Inf. U. S. A. At Keokuk, Iowa."--text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 55.25 x 45.4 cm (21 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.)
Battles--Pictorial works Battlefields--Pictorial works Eagles--Pictorial works Families--Pictorial works Flags--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Registers. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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