Spur
- Object Name:
- Spur
- Object ID:
- 2013.005.01
- Date:
- 1860-1865
- Description:
- Pair of brass spurs worn by Brigadier General Michael Thomas Donohoe (1838-1895) of Manchester, NH, commander of the 10th New Hampshire Regiment in the Civil War. Semicircular yoke with strap holder at each end. "Swan" neck with three teeth on top. Twelve-toothed iron wheel (rowel). Undecorated, unmarked. Numbered A and B.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-1.4 W-3.9 L-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by Brigadier General Michael Thomas Donohoe (1838-1895) of Manchester, NH, commander of the 10th New Hampshire Regiment in the Civil War. Inherited by the donor from his father (d. 1972), a physician who probably received the items in exchange for services.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alan K. Crater
- Subjects:
- Civil War
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