General Jefferson Davis
   

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Title:

      General Jefferson Davis

Call #

   CWC-5a

Printer

   S. C. Upham, 310 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia

Description

   Depicts a caricacature of Jefferson Davis before heading out to war.

Inscription

   1. "Jeff. Davis going to War."
2. "Jeff. Davis returning from War."
3. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861 by E. Rogers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the eastern District of Pennsylvania."

Cover size

   5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in 14.4 x 8.4 cm

Subjects

   United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Covers (philately)--United States--History

Notes

   On turning the cover upside down another image appears, one of Jefferson Davis returning from war. See Civil War Cover 5b: General Jefferson Davis.