Walking Stick Commemorating Battle of Shiloh
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In April 1862, Union Army Captain Milton Russell retrieved a tree branch from the battlefield just after the fighting ended at Shiloh in Tennessee -- a costly Union victory with a staggering loss of life. Russell sent the branch home to his father in Indiana. It was later made into this walking stick as a memento of the Civil War.
In April 1862, Union Army Captain Milton Russell retrieved a tree branch from the battlefield just after the fighting ended at Shiloh in Tennessee -- a costly Union victory with a staggering loss of life. Russell sent the branch home to his father in Indiana. It was later made into this walking stick as a memento of the Civil War.
Artifact
Cane (Walking stick)
Date Made
1865-1895
Subject Date
07 April 1862
Keywords
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
United States. Army. Indiana. Infantry Regiment, 51st (1861-1865)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.109.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sella Russell Cole.
Material
Hickory (Wood)
Silver (Metal)
Sterling silver
Steel (Alloy)
Inscriptions
On top of knob: " Presented / to / Father / by / Capt M Russell / Shiloh". On ferrule: " Taken from the battlefield of / Shiloh at close of battle, / April 7th 1862 by / Capt Milton Russell, Co. / "A" 51st Ind Regiment, / And sent home to Father/ Smith Russell At his/ Death was given back to, / CAP. RUSSELL."
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