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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