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  • Letter to parents from P. A. Odell
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    Letter to "dear Papa and Mother" from son, P. A. Odell, written from the line of battle eight miles from Marietta, Georgia.
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  • L. H. Copenhaver U.C.V. pin
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    Levi Hawkins Copenhaver's U.C.V. pin, Co. K, 63rd Virginia. Pin was given to him by the U.D.C. The pin reads, "Southern Cross of Honor" and "Deo Vindice, 1861-1865."
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  • Letter to mother from P.A. Odell, 1864 November 6
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    Philip Odell describes life as a soldier (Company B?) during the Civil War.
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  • Confederate fifty-dollar note
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    State of Georgia Confederate fifty-dollar note.
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  • Hammer trigger of .58 Enfield rifle
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    Hammer trigger of a .58 Enfield rifle. Manufactured in England in 1863. Found in backyard of owner on Missionary Ridge.
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  • Washer from a carriage wheel
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    A washer from a carriage wheel. Possibly from a carriage during the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Found by owner on Missionary Ridge.
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  • Letter by Private Daniel Richard Phelps from Nashville, Tennessee
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    Letter of Private Daniel Richard Phelps to his brother back home in Maryville. Letter describes General William T. Sherman's attack on Atlanta.
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  • Union soldier correspondence of Cyrus Clark
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    Cyrus Clark (Indiana, regiment unknown), to his parents in Clinton County, Indiana. Clark details movements through Ringgold, Resaca, and Dalton, Georgia.
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  • Letter from Thomas F. Henry to his father
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    Letter from Thomas F. Henry to his father, G. A. Henry, from Atlanta, Georgia, on May 27, 1864.
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  • U. S. cartridge box plate, brass buttons, and Minie balls
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    U.S. cartridge box plate, brass buttons, and Minie balls found in 1995 in Resaca, Ga, in the woods of the battlefield.
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  • Five-dollar note
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    Five-dollar note issued by the Mechanics Bank in Augusta, Ga.
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  • Confederate shell
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    Confederate Brooke 12-lb. shell dug in Savannah, Georgia, in 1975
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  • Martingale for horse
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    Martingale for horse, star pattern
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  • Letter to J. H. Griffith
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    Letter to J. H. Griffith from C. A. Carter in Cobb County at Camp McDonald. The letter discusses camp life, a fight between soldiers, the condition of Cobb County, disreputable women, and what the soldiers do during their leisure time at camp.
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  • Cannonball
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    Cannonball recovered in Resaca, Georgia from the Battle of Resaca site.
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  • Cannonball from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
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    Cannonball from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia. The cannonball is a 12-lb. sphere case with a fuse.
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  • Letter to Cleopatra Robinson from Tom H. M. Hunter
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    Letter to Cleopatra Robinson from her husband, Tom H. M. Hunter, regarding updates on what has been happening to him during the war. He mentions that his regiment is on duty in Atlanta, policing the town.
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  • Election of Jacob Johnson to 2nd Lieutenant
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    Statement certifying the election of Jacob Johnson, Co. E, 2nd (Ashby's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA.
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  • Thornton family silver spoon
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    Silver spoon that belonged to the Thornton family of Barnesville, Georgia. According to family legend, the spoon was part of a set that was buried to prevent Gen. Sherman and his troops from taking it. The silver was distributed among family...
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  • Hand-carved wooden spoon
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    Wooden spoon hand carved by John Marshall Akin, Co. B, 53rd Ga. Inf. Regt., Simms' Brigade, McClaw's Division, Longstreet's Corps. Akin, a resident of Barnesville, Ga, served one year in the army. He then served three years as a hospital nurse...
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