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Title	Hotel bell
Image Rights	Digital image © 2012, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Description	Hotel tap bell. This bell is reported to be the same style bell as the bell used at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Civil War. The Galt House was a meeting place for Federal generals during the Civil War. Brig. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis shot Federal Gen. William "Bull" Nelson at the Galt House on September 29, 1862. It is also believed that Gen. U. S. Grant and Gen. Sherman met at the Galt House to plan "Sherman's March to the Sea."
Date	circa 1863
Location Digitized	Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee
ID#	hend023
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Digital type	Object