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21. Forbes etching: [Fording a River and] A Halt for Twenty Minutes, plate 38 Forbes etching: [Fording a River and] A Halt for Twenty Minutes, plate 38 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...

22. Forbes etching: Going into Action, plate 36 Forbes etching: Going into Action, plate 36 Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) worked as a field artist for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper from 1862 to 1864. He covered the Army of the Potomac. Leslies employed artists like Forbes to draw battle scenes,...

23. 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...

24. 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...

25. 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....

26. Taylors Battery, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, Company B Taylors Battery, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, Company B United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel In 1862 many men of Taylors Battery visited a photographers studio in Memphis to have photographs made, such as this carte-de-visite. Seated, left to right: H.T. Chappel, William J. McCoy and William D....

27. 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....

28. 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...

29. Flag remnant, Fort Sumter Flag remnant, Fort Sumter According to Grand Army of the Republic records, this piece of cloth was part of the United States flag that flew over Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and was fired upon at the outbreak of the Civil War on...

30. 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...

31. Field Map, Atlanta, Georgia, 1864 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,...

32. 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...

33. $100,000 Reward! The Murderer of Our Late Beloved President is Still at Large. $100,000 Reward! The Murderer of Our Late Beloved President is Still at Large. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Surratt, John H. (John Harrison), 1844-1916; Herold, David E., 1844-1865 After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued reward posters to aid in the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. At the bottom of this broadside...

34. Sword, Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer Sword, Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer As its name implies, this model 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"...

35. Mourning ribbon, Ulysses S. Grant Mourning ribbon, Ulysses S. Grant Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

36. Sash Sash Dr. George F. Wetherell of the 26th Iowa Volunteer Infantry wore this sash around his waist. Medium or emerald green silk net sashes were used by officers of the Medical Department according to Army Regulations...

37. Sword, Model 1850 Foot Officer Sword, Model 1850 Foot Officer A number of companies produced the Model 1850 Foot Officers Swords, including this French firm, Klingenthal Coulaux & Cie. The blade shows French inspector marks on the ricasso which indicates a manufacture...

38. 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"...

39. 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,...

40. 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...
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