Unused, Civil War patriotic envelope. Full color vignette with a large dog representing General Winfield Scott and the Union at left. It wears a chapeau and the name "Old General" on the collar, with an American flag, and barrels of pork and beef in the background. At the right is a smaller dog representing Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy. It wears a straw hat, with the name Jeff on the collar, and a C.S.A. flag on its body. A palmetto tree and cotton bales are seen in the background. The slogan below reads, Why don't you take it? This is a reference to the bone at the center of the vignette with the name Washington on it which represents the Union capitol. Imprint at the top: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by F.T. Beard, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of Ohio. Imprint at the bottom: I have this day sold the exclusive right to publish in the U.S. the above Cut on Envelopes, Note Paper and Cards. Frank Beard. James Gates, Sole Agent. Cincinnati, June 8, 1861. Beautiful early war date cover.