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

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