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  1. Album, Photograph - Unidentified Union Army Civil War Soldier

    Sepia toned photograph of an unidentified Civil War Union Army comrade of Capt. Matthias Thoeny of Glencoe, MN. From the photograph album containing photos of Capt. Thoeny's comrades, Acc. # 2000-0077-001.

    Record Type: Photo

    Unidentified Union Army Civil War Soldier
  2. Artwork - "Spirit of 1862"

    Artwork print titled "Spirit of 1862". Created by McLeod County Sheriff Scott Rehman with photographer Jon Otteson for Rehman's submission for the Night of the Arts' Celebrity Art Auction held June 1, 2012 at the McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson. The collage of Civil War and 1862 Conflict era artifacts and photographs pictured were from the collections of the McLeod County Historical Museum. Rehmann and Otteson used the pieces to create a...

    Record Type: Object

    "Spirit of 1862"
  3. Bayonet, Socket - Bayonet

    1861-62 Springfield Civil War socket bayonet with locking ring mortise. Triangular shaped. Designed to fit onto the end of a musket so that the musket could be used as a sword when the enemy was too close to shoot. Old number 36-G. Leather scabbard is 1985-2904-002. Springfield Model 1862 rifled musket is 1985-2905-001.

    Record Type: Object

    Bayonet
  4. Belt, Accessory - Eagle breast plate

    Round metal Civil War breast plate of cast brass with lead back and iron attachment loops. An eagle holds three arrows and an olive branch on the face. Worn on a soldier's shoulder belt.

    Record Type: Object

    Eagle breast plate
  5. Bonnet - Bonnet

    Black /brown velvet bonnet type hat with feathers and bow on top, black plastic hexagonal beads around brim and black ties. Hat is made on a brown straw hat form. This hat was worn by Sophia Amelia Stritesky on November 25, 1865 (Civil War era) for her wedding to Joseph Mikulecky. The black ties may have been added later because Sophia Henke indicated the hat had a checkered taffeta bow for the November 25, 1865 wedding of her grandmother So...

    Record Type: Object

    Bonnet
  6. Box - Wooden grub box-Gideon K. Gilbert, 1864

    Wooden grub box used by Gideon K. Gilbert of Glencoe when out collecting Soldier's Votes at area Forts for the Presidential Election of 1864. He traveled by horse & buggy in Minnesota and South Dakota. The box has square nails and once had leather hinges and newspaper lining.

    Record Type: Object

    Wooden grub box-Gideon K. Gilbert, 1864
  7. Box, Cartridge - Civil War leather cartridge box with shoulder strap

    Civil War era leather cartridge box with leather shoulder sling strap. Has four tin compartments inside to hold cartridges for a musket and a small envelope pouch under the large flap. The top section held loose or individual cartridges and wrapped bundles (of ten) cartridges would be stored underneath. A "US" plate is on the flap.

    Record Type: Object

    Civil War leather cartridge box with shoulder strap
  8. Card, Playing - Civil War deck of cards

    Deck of Civil War playing cards framed in wood with glass. The deck was carried by Tim McQuimm during the Civil War. The cards were issued to him in 1864 and he carried them until he was discharged in 1865. The cards are unique: instead of having the usual designation of suits they used Stars, Shields, Flags, and Eagles. For the Jack they used an officer of the grade of Lieutenant, the Queen is represented as Columbia, and the King as a Gener...

    Record Type: Object

    Civil War deck of cards
  9. Clipping, Newspaper - Civil War Drum, Hutchinson Leader MN 4/3/1958

    Newspaper clipping from the Hutchinson Leader, April 3, 1958 entitled "Civil War Drum to be Presented by Wilbur Root to Historical Museum." The article and photo give details about the Civil War drum played by Steve Root, uncle of Wilbur Root, as a drummer boy in the Union army and its donation to the McLeod County Historical Society's museum. Accompanying photo shows Wilbur Root, donor; Mark Clay, president of the society; and Sem Becker, a ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Civil War Drum, Hutchinson Leader MN 4/3/1958
  10. Clipping, Newspaper - Winsted area deceased veterans

    Memorial Day honor roll published in the May 28, 1979 Winsted Journal. List of deceased veterans from the Winsted area prepared by Martin Krueger Legion Post 407. Mexican War: William May. Civil War: R. Borgersrode, Herman Artman, Bryan Cafferty, Peter Crevier, William Deidrick, Abraham Frick, Conrad Griswold, J. H. Griswold, James Hart, John Hahn, George Hausladen, Jos. Hemburger, Michael Hemerick, Jos. Kranke, Martin Lorch, John Kieser, W...

    Record Type: Archive

    Winsted area deceased veterans
  11. Dagger - Knife and sheath

    Double bladed dagger or fighting knife with steel blade, brass crossguard and bone handle held by 4 rivets on each side. Small inlaid blank silver plaque on one side of handle. Letters AKXLN inside a square on the ricasso above the guard on one side. Leather sheath with belt loops. Possibly a Civil War knife. Original number 38 is on both knife & sheath.

    Record Type: Object

    Knife and sheath
  12. Drum - Civil War drum

    Civil War era drum with a painted emblem on blue showing an eagle & 13 arched stars above a patriotic 13 stripe shield. The eagle holds an olive branch (peace) and four arrows (military preparedness or war) in its talons and is facing toward the arrows. It holds an "E Pluribus Unum" ribbon in its beak. Red, white & blue stripes trim the top & bottom hoops of the drum. Ropes are strung from top to bottom to hold it together; heart shaped leather...

    Record Type: Object

    Civil War drum
  13. Epaulet - Officers gold bullion epaulets

    Pair of U.S. officer's gold bullion epaulets/shoulder boards from the 19th century Civil War and Indian War period. Each has a gilded brass crescent on the end with heavy bullion fringe and underside of yellow silk with metal fastener bar. Holes indicate there were stars or buttons attached. The epaulets usually were stored in an oval tin box to keep them dust free.

    Record Type: Object

    Officers gold bullion epaulets
  14. Fife - Fife

    Brown fife with seven holes and a brass key at the bottom end. Made of wood in four sections. Played by Dr. P. E. Sheppard. Original catalog No.32.

    Record Type: Object

    Fife
  15. Flag - Confederate flag

    Flag with 13 white stars on crossed blue & white bars on a red field. It is the most common flag pattern associated with the Confederate States of America, but the Confederate Congress never officially adopted this flag, except as the canton (upper left quarter) of the Second and Third National patterns.. Actually it was the Army of Northern Virginia battle flag, first issued to units beginning in November 1861, and designed to be a distinctive...

    Record Type: Object

    Confederate flag
  16. Lithograph - Company B, 3d Regiment, Minn Volunteer Inf.

    Color lithograph "Soldiers' Memorial" for Company B, 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, mustered into United States Service November 15th, 1861. by Captain A. D. Nelson, 10th Infantry U.S.A. at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. Lithographers. Entered in year 1863 by J. W. Waterman in clerk's office of District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Paragraphs at the top corners describe the history of the regiment, in...

    Record Type: Archive

    Company B, 3d Regiment, Minn Volunteer Inf.
  17. Mallet - Large handmade wooden mallet

    Large handmade wooden mallet. Made from the floor of the old Libby prison during the Civil War. Old number 81.

    Record Type: Object

    Large handmade wooden mallet
  18. Map - Hutchinson, MN Stockade sketch

    Scanned map of the Hutchinson, MN Stockade c.1862 showing the grounds and military quarters. The timber stockade eight feet high was completed August 27, 1862 and sheltered over 400 settlers. Soldiers led by Capt. Richard Strout marched from Fort Snelling through Brooklyn Center and other towns on their way to central Minnesota. The 9th Minnesota Volunteer Regiment Company B arrived in Hutchinson just in time for the attack on September 4. Af...

    Record Type: Archive

    Hutchinson, MN Stockade sketch
  19. Map - Stockade, Hutchinson, MN, 1862

    Scanned laminated map of the Hutchinson Stockade c.1862 showing the grounds and military quarters. The timber stockade eight feet high was completed August 27, 1862 and sheltered over 400 settlers. Soldiers led by Capt. Richard Strout marched from Fort Snelling through Brooklyn Center and other towns on their way to central Minnesota. The 9th Minnesota Volunteer Regiment Company B arrived in Hutchinson just in time for the attack on September ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Stockade, Hutchinson, MN, 1862
  20. Paperweight - Gettysburg curios paperweight

    Paperweight of Civil War artifacts mounted on a piece of wood. Contains curiios from General Meade's headquarters: rifle bullet, musket bullet, belt hook, piece of Meade monument, particle of steel shell, wood from Little Round Top (battlefield). Dated Gettysburg, July 4, (1927 or 1937). Originally No. 67.

    Record Type: Object

    Gettysburg curios paperweight

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