Souvenir
Object number94.51.710
Date1863
MediumWood, metal shell fragments
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History
DescriptionTree trunk with embedded metal shell fragments.Dimensions48 in. (121.9 cm)Historical NotesPart of Carnegie Museum of Natural History transfer. Originally donated by Colonel Archibald Blakeley to the Carnegie on October 15, 1902. Blakeley was regiment commander of the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and brought the trunk back to Pittsburgh as a reminder of his regiment's involvement in the Battle of Chickamauga.
Previous owner
Colonel Archibald Blakeley
Related institution
78th Pennsylvania Volunteers
Subjects
On View
On view
1880-1910
1840-1879
Samuel Rosenberg
2015
c. 1755