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41. Sword, Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer Sword, Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer Of the many companies providing swords to the federal government, some were manufacturers, while others were assemblers, retailers and wholesalers. And, some combined these roles. W.H. Horstmann & Sons...
42. Cushman, Pauline Cushman, Pauline Cushman, Pauline, 1833-1893 Pauline Cushman (1833-1893) was an actress. She was also a spy and scout for the Union Army until caught with secret papers and sentenced to death. Rescued by Union forces, she was made an honorary major....
43. Holsters, Ulysses S. Grant Holsters, Ulysses S. Grant Pistol holsters that accompany the modified McClellan officers' saddle. According to Grand Army of the Republic records, Ulysses S. Grant used these holsters in the Battle of the Wilderness (1864) and...
44. Union Ticket Union Ticket Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 President Abraham Lincoln heads the list of candidates on the "Union" Ticket for the south side of Chicago in 1864. Across the United States, Republicans ran as the National Union Party in an attempt to...
45. 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...
46. 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...
47. Campaign ribbon, A. Lincoln Campaign ribbon, A. Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Silk campaign ribbon from the 1860 presidential election. John Chester Buttre (1821-1893) engraved the image of Abraham Lincoln, which was based on a Mathew Brady photograph known as the Cooper Union photograph....
48. Stirrups, Ulysses S. Grant Stirrups, Ulysses S. Grant Stirrups that accompany the modified McClellan officers' saddle. According to Grand Army of the Republic records, Ulysses S. Grant used these stirrups in the Battle of the Wilderness (1864) and the Appomattox...
49. Housewife (sewing kit) Housewife (sewing kit) The "housewife" or sewing kit was an essential part of any soldiers gear. While not an army-issued item, commercial versions were available from sutlers, civilian merchants who followed the army camps....
50. Housewife (sewing kit) Housewife (sewing kit) The "housewife" or sewing kit was an essential part of any soldiers gear. While not an army-issued item, commercial versions were available from sutlers, civilian merchants who followed the army camps....
51. Housewife (sewing kit) Housewife (sewing kit) The "housewife" or sewing kit was an essential part of any soldiers gear. While not an army-issued item, commercial versions were available from sutlers or civilian merchants who followed the army camps....
52. Sword, Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Sword, Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry The "Old Wristbreaker" as this heavy and unwieldy sword was known, was adopted in 1840 for the Army's three dragoon regiments and was based upon the French model 1822 light artillery sword. This is a particularly...
53. Sword, Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer Sword, Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer The 1850 Staff and Field Officers' Sword was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1850 as the standard sword for all staff officers and the field officers of the infantry, artillery and riflemen. Although a "frail"...
54. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents--United States The black mourning band around Grant's arm is in remembrance of President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in April 1865. Just a year before, Lincoln had summoned Grant (1822-1885) to Washington,...
55. Sword, Model 1850 Foot Officer Sword, Model 1850 Foot Officer The blade of this sword is unmarked except for a beehive motif impressed into the ricasso, the maker's mark of Samuel Hoppe of Solingen, Germany. This is a presentation sword and the accompanying scabbard...
56. Sword, Presentation (based on Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Sword) Sword, Presentation (based on Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Sword) The blade on this Cavalry Officers' Sword was made by the German firm, W. Clauberg for the New York company, Schuyler, Hartley and Graham (both names are engraved on either side of the ricasso). Schuyler,...
57. 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...
58. Medal of Honor awarded to John C. Black Medal of Honor awarded to John C. Black Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest military award, was first presented during the Civil War. John C. Black of the 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry received the Medal of Honor for leading...
59. Abraham Lincoln commemorative medal Abraham Lincoln commemorative medal Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 The Northwestern Sanitary Fair held in Chicago in 1865 featured this commemorative medal. Lincoln’s image is on the front. The back features "... the Godess of Liberty rising from the sea, pointing to...
60. Sword, Model 1840 Medical Staff Officer Sword, Model 1840 Medical Staff Officer The ornate guard on this 1840 Medical Staff Officers' Sword has the letters "M S" inside a shield above 13 stars. According to GAR records, this sword was carried by Dr. George F. Wetherell of the 26th...
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