Tag, Identification
- Object Name:
- Tag, Identification
- Object ID:
- 1963.042.02
- Date:
- 1862-1863
- Description:
- Identification Tag. Gold-colored brass medal, obverse stamped: "CAPT. BLAKE.FOWLER. / CO.C. / 12TH REG / NHV / BRISTOL." Cast eagle with shield of U.S.A. and claws clutching three arrows, and lettering on reverse: "WAR OF 1861 / UNITED STATES". Hole for hanging. Worn by Captain Blake Fowler (1804-1884) of Bristol, NH.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-1 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by Captain Blake Fowler (1804-1884) of Bristol, NH, father of Civil War surgeon Hadley B. Fowler. Donated by the wife of Blake Fowler's great- grandson, Frank H. Fowler.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charlotte B. Fowler
- Subjects:
- Arrows, Civil War, Commemorative objects, Eagle, Identification keys, Medals, Shields
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