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Civil War honor

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1870-04-19

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 271-280

GUSN

GUSN-250384

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Description

Honor to Samuel A. Tarbox, Wagoner in Co. F, 23rd Infantry for service in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts forces during the Civil War. The award has portraits of Abraham Lincoln and possibly Governor William Claflin on it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

militias
infantries
civil wars
patriotism
military personnel

Physical Description

1 award

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.02.272

Image Dimensions

15 x 20 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

American Bank Note Company

Other People

Tarbox, Samuel A.
Claflin, William, 1818-1905
Cunningham, James A., 1830-1892
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Other Organizations

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865)

Subjects

Civil War

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 271-280

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