Abe, the War Eagle

Creator Display

Charles P. Nelson

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Description

On cover: Souvenir of the war that saved the Union, 1861 to 1865. Concerns a mascot eagle of Company C, 8th wisconsin Regiment, named Abe (or Old Abe) after President Lincoln, present at twenty-five Civil War battles, later extensively exhibited.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1903

Measurement Display

31 pages :illustrations ;17 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company C--Mascots.; Old Abe (Eagle); Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Item Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights Management

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Works

Not in Monaghan or Stern.

Digital ID#

E537.5 8th.N45 1903

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

Lynn, Massachusetts :C.P. Nelson

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.