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- Lithograph, Libby Prison as it Appeared on August 23, 1863 - This 1880s print is based on an 1863 photograph of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. It belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in the harsh conditions of this warehouse-turned-prison as a prisoner of war. Russell drew the arrow to mark the top floor room where he was allotted living space during his imprisonment.
- August 23, 1863
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Lithograph, Libby Prison as it Appeared on August 23, 1863
This 1880s print is based on an 1863 photograph of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. It belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in the harsh conditions of this warehouse-turned-prison as a prisoner of war. Russell drew the arrow to mark the top floor room where he was allotted living space during his imprisonment.
- Letter to Milton Russell Notifying Him of Congressional Medal of Honor Award, 1897 - Imagine Milton Russell's great surprise and delight when he received this letter from Russell Alger, the United States Secretary of War, in September 1897. It notified the former Union captain that he was to receive the Medal of Honor for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Tennessee, 35 years earlier.
- 1897
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Letter to Milton Russell Notifying Him of Congressional Medal of Honor Award, 1897
Imagine Milton Russell's great surprise and delight when he received this letter from Russell Alger, the United States Secretary of War, in September 1897. It notified the former Union captain that he was to receive the Medal of Honor for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Tennessee, 35 years earlier.
- Trunk Used by Captain Milton Russell during the Civil War - Union Army Captain Milton Russell used this trunk during the Civil War to carry things like clothing, personal effects, and military manuals and documents. Officers like Russell were allotted baggage space on military wagons, but they had to supply their own trunk and risked baggage wagons being separated from their regiments -- a common occurrence when soldiers were on active campaign.
- circa 1860
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Trunk Used by Captain Milton Russell during the Civil War
Union Army Captain Milton Russell used this trunk during the Civil War to carry things like clothing, personal effects, and military manuals and documents. Officers like Russell were allotted baggage space on military wagons, but they had to supply their own trunk and risked baggage wagons being separated from their regiments -- a common occurrence when soldiers were on active campaign.
- Walking Stick Commemorating Battle of Shiloh - 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.
- April 07, 1862
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Walking Stick Commemorating Battle of Shiloh
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.
- Souvenir Tree Limb Containing Battlefield Bullet, 1861-1865 - 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.
- 1861-1865
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Souvenir Tree Limb Containing Battlefield Bullet, 1861-1865
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.
- Medal of Honor Legion, Second Class, Awarded to Captain Milton Russell's Daughter, Sella R. Cole -
- circa 1897
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Medal of Honor Legion, Second Class, Awarded to Captain Milton Russell's Daughter, Sella R. Cole
- Portrait of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Milton F. Russell, circa 1900 - Milton Russell proudly wears his Medal of Honor -- awarded for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River -- in this late-1890s portrait. Near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 29, 1862, Captain Russell plunged into the frigid river under heavy enemy fire and led 200 Union troops in capturing a Confederate outpost on the opposite shore.
- circa 1900
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Portrait of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Milton F. Russell, circa 1900
Milton Russell proudly wears his Medal of Honor -- awarded for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River -- in this late-1890s portrait. Near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 29, 1862, Captain Russell plunged into the frigid river under heavy enemy fire and led 200 Union troops in capturing a Confederate outpost on the opposite shore.
- Portrait, "Captain and Mrs. Milton Russell, Taken on His Return from the War," 1865 -
- 1865
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Portrait, "Captain and Mrs. Milton Russell, Taken on His Return from the War," 1865
- Souvenir Gavel from Libby Prison Museum, 1889-1899 - In 1889, the notorious Libby Prison--which had been moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Chicago--opened to the public as a museum. Visitors could buy souvenirs said to be made of wood from the prison. This gavel belonged to former Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in harsh conditions at Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.
- 1889-1899
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Souvenir Gavel from Libby Prison Museum, 1889-1899
In 1889, the notorious Libby Prison--which had been moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Chicago--opened to the public as a museum. Visitors could buy souvenirs said to be made of wood from the prison. This gavel belonged to former Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in harsh conditions at Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.
- Congressional Medal of Honor Awarded to Captain Milton Russell - Congress awarded former Union Army Captain Milton Russell the Medal of Honor for his "distinguished gallantry in action" at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee in December 1862. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award given by the United States government to a member of the armed services for valor in action against an enemy.
- 1897
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Congressional Medal of Honor Awarded to Captain Milton Russell
Congress awarded former Union Army Captain Milton Russell the Medal of Honor for his "distinguished gallantry in action" at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee in December 1862. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award given by the United States government to a member of the armed services for valor in action against an enemy.