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1. Truce flag remnant, Fort Donelson Truce flag remnant, Fort Donelson According to Grand Army of the Republic records, this piece of white bunting was part of the truce flag under which Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner surrendered Fort Donelson, Tennessee, to General...
2. Shoulder straps for Colonel John C. Black Shoulder straps for Colonel John C. Black John C. Black of the 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was promoted to Colonel on December 3, 1862. According to army regulations (1861), shoulder straps for colonels were to be “the same size as for...
3. Uniform, artillery jacket Uniform, artillery jacket Private John Stagg wore this artillery jacket, according to Grand Army of the Republic records. He joined the Chicago Board of Trade Battery in August 1862 and was killed four months later in the Battle...
4. Bugle Bugle Private William Berdel (1839-1884) of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery played this bugle. It was one of the few artifacts from the Battery not in the Board of Trade building when it burned in the Great...
5. Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife The knife takes its name from the Alamo hero James Bowie, who is said to have created the form in 1830. Bowie knives and other large side knives were popular with both Union and Confederate soldiers. While...
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