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Gen. Dix's Proclamation - Confederate Satire

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Gen. Dix's Proclamation - Confederate Satire
<Our item number 110982><B>&#34;Gen. Dix&#39;s Proclamation&#34;.</B> Published in Baltimore in 1861 by a Confederate sympathizer, in the name of Union General John L. Dix, who was in command of Union troops at Baltimore, which was under martial law. The &#34;proclamation&#34; pokes fun at &#34;the feeling excited in the breasts of our brave Union army by the combination of colors known as red, white and red….&#34; &#34;Done at the Baltimore Bastime, this 4th day of September, the 1st year of Abraham&#39;s glorious and peaceful reign,&#34; 7½&#34; x 5¼&#34;, matted and framed to 11¾&#34; x 8¾&#34;. Fine. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;200-300. <BR><BR>Our item number 110982<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/110982.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>