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[Metal Civil War pin]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02386.07 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 pin Height: 7.1 cm, Width: 5.1 cm Order a Copy

Possibly belonged to George P. Hodges. Indicates that Hodges served in Company B., 37th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Contains four plates, each separated by one chain link. The back of the first (top) plate contains a pin.

Hodges, George P., fl. 1863-1894

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