Bright orange card , oblong 3-3/4" x 2-3/4." Light discoloring to left edge. Mounting traces on blank verso. Very Good. The card reads in full: "The Old Line. The sure, safe and fast sailing steamer, United States, will shortly leave Washington, for Richmond, Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Pensacola, New Orleans, and Galveston. This steamer will connect with all the Southern Railroad lines, and permanent arrangements are making so that passengers from all parts of the country may be secured in all their just rights and privileges, through the entire route. Winfield Scott, Captain. Gen G.B. McClellan, Master of Transportation." Scott was Commanding General of the U.S. Army when the War began. His proposed Anaconda Plan would establish a naval blockade of Confederate ports, and hence starve the Confederacy into submission. Scott resigned at the end of 1861. His successor, McClellan, is now "Master of Transportation" while Scott is a mere Captain. The card is a humorous critique of the Anaconda Plan: instead of isolating the Confederacy, the Steamer United States "will connect with all the Southern Railroad lines," and "passengers from all parts of the country may be secured in all their just rights and privileges, through the entire route." We have not located a reference to this item.

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THE OLD LINE. THE SURE, SAFE AND FAST SAILING STEAMER, UNITED STATES, WILL SHORTLY LEAVE WASHINGTON, FOR RICHMOND, NORFOLK, WILMINGTON, CHARLESTON, SAVANNAH, PENSACOLA, NEW ORLEANS AND GALVESTON. .

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1862

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