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Cockades and Cairo

From The Courier published in Seneca Falls, New York (sometime in 1861): Union Cockades We notice that a number of our citizens are wearing Union Cockades – red, white, and blue rosettes with eagle buttons – which, we suppose, signifies … Continue reading

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