Central Illinois in the Civil War, Day by Day : A Journey through the Civil War through the eyes of individual Soldiers, and their loved ones, with additional documentation provided by the newspapers of Central Illinois.
Credit Line:
Peoria Historical Society Collection
Description:
Small piece of pine with an indentation. The indentation originally held a musket ball (cut in half when wood was sawn)from battle of Chattanooga
Dimensions:
H—2.1 W—7.2 L—9.5 cm
Object ID:
1935.8.11
Object Name:
Block, Wood
Source:
Peoria Public Library
Provenance:
Attached Peoria Scientific Association paper Mr. C. P. Slane states the object is "from the Battle Fields about Chattanooga
Old#:
42
Material:
pine
Category:
5: T&E For Science & Technology
Accession#:
1935.8
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