Price
$24.95
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
5.5" x 3"
“Shoot Him on the Spot!” Civil War Patriotic Cover – American Flag – Bold Union Slogan. A spectacular Civil War patriotic cover dominated by a large red, white and blue American flag and the uncompromising declaration:
“If any one attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on the spot.”
Subtle it is not.
One of the more forceful expressions of Union patriotism found on Civil War-era envelopes, the cover captures the anger and heightened emotions surrounding secession and attacks upon the United States flag. The unusually large flag illustration, printed in red and blue, makes this an especially bold and visually impressive Civil War patriotic cover. Unused and original
From a huge collection of patriotic civil war historical covers we recently acquired.
The famous declaration is associated with John A. Dix, who, while serving as Secretary of the Treasury in early 1861, sent instructions concerning revenue cutters in Southern waters that concluded: “If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.”
Although the message containing the order was reportedly intercepted and the instruction never reached its intended recipient, the phrase quickly became one of the North's most celebrated slogans as the secession crisis moved toward Civil War. It appeared on broadsides, envelopes and other patriotic material, symbolizing an increasingly uncompromising determination to defend the American flag and preserve the Union.
$24.95
used
Very fine
5.5" x 3"