Corps Badges

Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service
Gettysburg, PA, United States

These linked corps badges were carved from soup bones by an unknown soldier while in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia. They were preserved by 1st Lt. Frank S. Smith, Company G, 89th New York Volunteer Infantry.

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Title: Corps Badges
Contributor: Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/exb/battling_boredom/whittling/badges.html
Source: Gettysburg National Military Park
Measurements: L 52 cm
Materials: Bone
Catalog Number: GETT 5224

Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service

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