Souvenir Tree Limb Containing Battlefield Bullet, 1861-1865

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)

Keywords	Souvenirs Commemoratives Civil wars American Civil War, 1861-1865 Russell, Milton F., 1836-1908 United States. Army. Indiana. Infantry Regiment, 51st (1861-1865) Confederate States of America. Army Soldiers Battlefields Bullets