Patriotic envelope with an allover design, published by Magnus, N.Y. The illustration depicts a troop encampment with the inscription "Camp of the 5th Pen. Cavalry near Williamsburg, Va." The 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment was organized in Philadelphia in 1861 by Colonel Max Friedman and included many Jewish soldiers. The regiment notably had the first Jewish chaplain in the U.S. military, Michael Allen, a Philadelphia Hebrew school teacher, who was later compelled to resign due to existing regulations.
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