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Private Francis Edwin Brownell button
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1860-1865
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 1 in x 1 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0382
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Round brass button features a tintype portrait of Private Francis Edwin Brownell who wears a Union Civil War uniform. "Brownell the Avenger" is printed below his portrait. A tintype portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth is on the reverse. He also wears a Union Civil War uniform and "Ellsworth the Martyr" is printed below his portrait. Surrounding Ellsworth's portrait is a black border. The top is pierced with a hole. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum