Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collection of draft cards (framed)
Object Number:
INV.7869a-n
Date:
1863-1865
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
frame: 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 32.4 x 42.5 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
typewritten: on label mounted inside frame: "DRAFT CARDS / A selection from several thousand / placed in the wheel, listing the / names, addresses, and occupations / of the draftees."
Description:
Selection of fourteen draft cards, each inscribed by hand with the name, address, and occupation of a draft lottery participant; mounted on cream colored board with light brown painted wooden frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.