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1. Saddle, Ulysses S. Grant Saddle, Ulysses S. Grant This saddle is a variation of the standard McClellan saddle, which was developed by George McClellan for the U.S. Army. McClellan, who led the Army during part of the Civil War and ran against Abraham...
2. Drum, 65th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Drum, 65th Illinois Volunteer Infantry This rope-tension, snare drum was made by C. & F. Soistmann of Philadelphia on a contract for the Union. Army guidelines (1861) for drums during the Civil War stated that "drums will be painted with the...
3. Brownell, Kady Brownell, Kady This engraving of Kady Brownell shows her in uniform as part of her husband's Rhode Island regiment. Her bravery while carrying the regimental banner at the battle of New Bern (NC) was celebrated in the...
4. Bas-relief, James Garfield Bas-relief, James Garfield Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881; Presidents--United States This bas-relief of President James Garfield is made of bronze from Confederate cannons. The Grand Army of the Republic commissioned it, and a matching bas-relief of President Abraham Lincoln, for Robert...
5. Bas-relief, Abraham Lincoln Bas-relief, Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents--United States This bas-relief of Abraham Lincoln is made of bronze from Confederate cannons. The Grand Army of the Republic commissioned it, and a matching bas-relief of President James Garfield, for Robert Lincoln...
6. 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...
7. 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...
8. 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,...
9. 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"...
10. 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....
11. 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...
12. 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...
13. Canteen Canteen Newer canteens in the Civil War were made of tin. This older, heavier canteen was constructed of two concave wood halves bound together with nails. In 1863 LeRoy Van Horn received this canteen at the Battle...
14. Walker, Mary, Dr. Walker, Mary, Dr. Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919 Mary Walker (1832-1919) is the only woman to have ever received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. She served as a surgeon for the Union and endured time in a Confederate prison....
15. Bickerdyke, Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke, Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, 1817-1901; Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.).--Dept. of Kansas. Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817-1901) of Illinois served as a Union nurse in the hospital at Cairo, Illinois and in field hospitals at a number of battles, including Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg and Atlanta....
16. Utensils Utensils Many soldiers purchased utensils from sutlers (civilian merchants in the field). This versatile spoon, knife and fork set folds compactly into the wood handle. The bowl of the spoon is engraved: A Poucher...
17. Sherman and His Generals Sherman and His Generals Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909; Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886; Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879; Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894; Mower, Joseph Anthony, 1827-1870; Blair, Frank P. (Frank Preston), 1821-1875 Maj. Gen. O.O Howard; Maj. General J.A. Logan; Maj. Gen. W.B. Hazen; Maj. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman; Maj. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis; Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum; Maj. Gen. J.A. Mower; Maj. Gen. F.P. Blair.
18. Grant, Julia Grant, Julia Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902 Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902) often accompanied her husband, Ulysses S. Grant, in the field during the Civil War. After his death in 1885, she wrote her memoirs, the first First Lady to do so. The book,...
19. Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 In his hand, Lincoln has a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. This 17-inch-tall bronze figure is modeled on sculptor George Bissell's life-size Lincoln statue in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was unveiled...
20. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign by George N. Barnard Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign by George N. Barnard In 1864 photographer George Barnard accompanied General Sherman's troops as they advanced on Atlanta, Georgia and then "marched to the sea." Barnard captured the devastation of the conflict in his photographs....
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