Souvenir Tree Limb Containing Battlefield Bullet, 1861-1865
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Artifact Overview
Some Civil War soldiers took home mementos from the battlefield. Others retrieved "souvenirs" during visits to the site of an earlier battle. These bullet-pierced pieces of wood belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Souvenir
Subject Date
1861-1865
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.109.40
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sella Russell Cole.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
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