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The soldier’s departure

Description: Image of a Union soldier saying goodbye to his wife, son (holding rifle) and dog outside their home as he departs to serve in the American Civil War; soldiers assembled in ranks at attention in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1863-1867
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000944
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Fort Sumter I. & A.N. Stauffer respectfully announce that they have just received from Philadelphia, their new spring & summer goods

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Image of several soldiers in military uniforms standing at attention in ranks carrying packs and rifles with bayonets; one soldier holding a spyglass stands facing the group and points, directing the troops in front of him.

priJLC_FASH_001652

This is to certify that Edward C. Williams

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Image of a certificate with image of a soldier in full military uniform standing with rifle and bayonet in hand on a dirt road outside the fence of a large military encampment; ranks of soldiers on foot and on horseback, cannons, and rows of tents visible in camp; civilian man and woman in a two-wheeled horse-drawn cart in the foreground at left.

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Marston’s Uncle Tom’s cabin

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Image of an older African American man, the character Uncle Tom, saying goodbye to his wife and two children who sleep in a bed, with a white woman, dog, and fireplace also in the room; the poster advertises the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin" produced by Marston's Company and based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stow.

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The soldier's adieu

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Image of a soldier in uniform embracing a woman in a sad farewell with a plumed hat raised in his left hand; a second soldier with horse waits outside the door of the well-appointed home.

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D. Hunter. Maj. Genl. U.S.A

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Image of a full-length portrait of Union Major General David Hunter standing holding the reins of a horse in military uniform during the American Civil War; ranks of Union soldiers standing at attention and ships along the shore visible in the background.

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B. F. Butler. Maj. Genl. U.S.A

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Image of a full-length portrait of Union Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler standing holding the reins of a horse in full uniform during the American Civil War; ranks of Union soldiers standing at attention and ships along the shore visible in the background.

priJLC_MIL_002381

The soldier’s departure

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