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Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper

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Senatorial Regiment, Colonel Anthony Conk. Strike for your altars and your fires! Strike till the last armed foe expires! Strike for the green graves of your sires! God and our Native Land! Recruits wanted for Co. I.

Object Number: 
PR.055.3.186
Date: 
ca. 1862-1865
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
Paper: 38 x 23 3/4 in. (96.5 x 60.3 cm) Frame: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description: 
Hand-colored. Justice holds a sword and a scale; Liberty holds the Constitution and a liberty staff. Regiment: New York Infantry Regiment, 139th (1862-1865) Other Regiment Identification: Senatorial Regiment Commanding officer: Conk, Anthony, Col. Also associated: Ramsden, Joe B., Capt. Co. I; Plunkett, Wm. R., 1st Lieut.
Credit Line: 
New-York Historical Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group