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1.	Sword, Model 1832 Foot Artillery		This sword was based upon the design of a French sword, the Modèle 1816 Glaive d’artillerie à pied and was made by N.P. Ames of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1835. The sword was adopted for use by...

2.	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...

3.	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...

4.	Sword, Model 1860 Light Cavalry		This model was meant as a replacement for the heavier model 1840 Cavalry Sword, which was known as the "Old Wristbreaker" by the men who used it. Here, the blade width was narrowed with accompanying reductions...

5.	Sword, Model 1860 Light Cavalry		This model was meant as a replacement for the heavier model 1840 Cavalry Sword, which was known as the "Old Wristbreaker" by the men who used it. Here, the blade width was narrowed with accompanying reductions...

6.	Sword, Model 1860 Light Cavalry		This model was meant as a replacement for the heavier model 1840 Cavalry Sword, which was known as the "Old Wristbreaker" by the men who used it. Here, the blade width was narrowed with accompanying reductions...

7.	Sword, Non-Regulation Officer (based on Model 1850 Foot Officers' Sword)		This high-grade sword, based on the Model 1850 Foot Officers' Sword, exhibits the artistry offered by makers like W. Clauberg; for example, the quillon, usually a scroll, is molded as an eagle’s head....

8.	Field Map, Atlanta, Georgia, 1864	Georgia--Maps	This hand drawn map guided Union troops as they fought to capture Atlanta in 1864. According to the records of the Grand Army of the Republic, the map was found on the body of Major General James B. McPherson,...

9.	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...

10.	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...

11.	Epaulets, Colonel		These epaulets were sold by the Chicago firm of Larrabee & North, dealers in hardware and military goods, from swords to sashes. The silver embroidered spread eagle has been separated from these colonel's...

12.	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...

13.	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...

14.	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...

15.	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,...

16.	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...

17.	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"...

18.	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...

19.	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....

20.	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....

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