The 304 Civil War posters presented in this collection are primarily recruiting
posters, but they also include auction and meeting advertisements. They date
from the earliest days of the war through March 1865.
The posters were published in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Most come from New York, with New Jersey and
Pennsylvania also well represented. One military unit with a large number
of posters was the 104th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, (Ringgold Regiment),
whose commanding officer, W.H.H. Davis, was also the printer of the posters.
New York units that are well represented include the 132nd and 139th New York
Infantry Regiments.
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