Tag, Identification
- Object Name:
- Tag, Identification
- Object ID:
- 2007.051
- Date:
- 1862-1864
- Description:
- Civil War Identification Tag. Stamped brass; "CORP. D.P. KILBOWRN[sic] / CO.H. / 14TH REG / N.H.V. / WEBSTER." Cast eagle and lettering on reverse: "WAR OF 1861 / UNITED STATES". Hole for hanging. Worn by Daniel P. Kilbourn (1845-1864) of Webster, NH.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-1.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Daniel P. Kilbourn (1845-1864) was born in Danbury, NH. He enlisted in the Army in 1862 as a resident of Webster, NH. He was a member of Co. E, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, and Co. H, 14th NH Infantry. He was discharged in 1864 due to disability (pneumonia) and died that year in Webster at the age of 19. He was the donor's second great uncle.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Janice Webster Brown
- People:
- Kilbourn, Daniel P. (1845-1864)
- Subjects:
- Badges, Civil War, Eagle, Identification tags
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