COLLECTION NAME:
Civil War Postal Covers
Record
Filename:
Seat of the War.jpg
Title:
Seat of War
Subject:
Postal covers
Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description:
A postal cover showing a map of Chesapeake Bay, entitled "Map of the Seat of War. Published by Hames Gates, Cincinnati, O." To the left of the map, a map key with a list of locations. Below it an image of an African American man, sitting outdoors at a table with food, possibly a loaf of bread, and a knife untouched, with a caption "I'se De INNOCENT CAUSE ob all Dis WAR TRIBUTE."
Publisher:
Cincinnati, O. : Published by James Gates
Contributor:
James Gates
Date:
1861-1865
Format:
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
Rights:
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear contain a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. The image may also be reproduced without charge in scholarly publications or in other printed material related to non-profit scholarly activities provided that such publications include a credit line acknowledging the Noel Collection as the source of the visual material. For all other purposes, please request permission to republish or redistribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
