Civil War Era Historical Documents Collection - Lincoln Assassination Poster, Confederate Currency & Gadsden Flags #3694761 (License: Personal Use)

This composite image features key historical artifacts from the U.S. Civil War era: the April 20, 1865 War Department reward poster for Abraham Lincoln’s murderer offering up to $100,000; a 1861 Confederate States ten-dollar banknote issued in Richmond; two versions of the Gadsden flag bearing the “Don’t Tread on Me” motto-one with a coiled rattlesnake and another labeled “The Culpeper Minute Men”; and a vertical banner proclaiming “One Voice and Millions of Strong Arms to Uphold the Honor of South Carolina (1776-1860).” The collection visually encapsulates the political, military, and ideological tensions of the period.

Used on educational history websites, museum digital exhibits, or Civil War curriculum pages to illustrate primary sources related to Lincoln’s assassination, Confederate finance, Southern secession sentiment, and revolutionary symbolism. Matches user intent for research, teaching, or visual reference on antebellum and wartime America.