13 results for: Civil War, 1861-1865
US Army Cavalry saber, 1860
This saber and scabbard was used by British immigrant Frank Taylor who served as a sergeant in the Regular Army during the Civil War and later attained the rank of Brigadier General of the US Army. In 1886, Taylor made his first visit to Seattle when he brought soldiers from the barracks at Fort Vancouver, Washington, at the time of…
ID Number:1949.35.1
Date:Circa 1860
Plaster figure of "Umbrella Man," ca. 1909-1932
This caricature represents a famous local figure, Robert W. Patton, a Civil War pensioner who lived on Lake Union and was given the nickname "Umbrella Man" for the umbrella hat he invented and wore around town, ca. 1909-1932.
ID Number:1957.1229.3
Date:Circa 1909-1932
Silver cup engraved with the name "Major Granville Owen Haller," ca. 1860
Granville Owen Haller (1819-1897) was a US Army military officer who became a wealthy and prominent Seattle businessman. In 1852, G.O. Haller was promoted to Major and was transferred from service in the Mexican-American War to the Washington Territory. During his service in the Civil War he was dismissed in 1863. In 1883, he returned to the Seattle area and…
ID Number:1957.1333.1
Date:Circa 1860
Roll-up style needle case, 1861
George C. Gleason carried this needle case while he was a Civil War soldier. It was made by his daughter and is a rare example of Civil War history within the MOHAI collection, 1861.
ID Number:1958.1508.3
Date:1861
Uniform belt from the Civil War period, ca. 1860s
W.R. Davis wore this belt as part of his uniform for the Home Guard in Junction City, Oregon, during the Civil War period. The extra straps are made to go over the wearer's shoulders and the attached leather pocket would hold ammunition or sundries.
ID Number:1959.1606.1
Date:Circa 1860
Pair of earrings made of human hair, ca. 1840-1860
Hair jewelry was a popular style of ornament during the 18th and 19th centuries and was often used as a memorial to a deceased loved one.
ID Number:1959.1635.11
Date:Circa 1840-1860
Sword in case with extra scabbard, 1863
The inscription on the extra scabbard reads: "Presented to Maj. Granville O. Haller, 7th Inft. USA, Commandant of Gnl Headquarters by the Officers of the 93d N.Y. Vols. Headquarters Guard, 'Army of the Potomac', as a token of regard for his social qualities as a gentleman and his military ability as an officer, Camp near Falmouth, Va., Jan. 1, 1863."…
ID Number:1961.2476.29
Date:1863
Dress sword owned by Granville Owen Haller, 1860
Granville Owen Haller (1819-1897) was a US Army military officer who became a wealthy and prominent Seattle businessman. In1852, G.O. Haller was promoted to Major and was transferred from service in the Mexican-American War to the Washington Territory. During his service in the Civil War he was dismissed in 1863. In 1883, he returned to the Seattle area and began…
ID Number:1961.2476.30
Date:1860
Inkwell used by Governor Isaac Stevens, ca. 1870
Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) was the first governor of Washington Territory, appointed by President Franklin Pierce. Able, ambitious and determined, Stevens graduated first in his class at West Point, and rose quickly in the Engineers Corps, in combat during the Mexican War, and later in the Coast and Geodetic Survey. A lifelong Democrat, Stevens ran for the Territorial legislature, but…
ID Number:1963.3079.2
Date:Circa 1870
Flute carried in the Civil War by Theodore Perry Mills, ca. 1860
Theodore Perry Mills was a member of a regiment from around Dimock or Montrose, Pennsylvania. He died in service and, coincidentally, was buried on the same day as Abraham Lincoln, May 4, 1865, which was also the first birthday of his only son, Winfred Loren Mills. Winfred sometimes played this flute, originally made by William Hall & Son in New…
ID Number:1965.3668
Date:Circa 1860