Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. Descriptive text on reverse: Notice the eagle at the top of the shaft of the Wisconsin State Memorial, erected at a cost of $100,000. "Old Abe," as he was called, was carried by the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry into every engagement in which they served during the war. According to the records of the regiment, "Old Abe" would fly about screaming and seemed to enjoy the fight no matter how hot. C.D.S., Vicksburg, Miss., Jul. 3, 1946, with 1 cent George Washington postage stamp. |