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1. Address of Charles Turner Palmer - n.d.

   A page taken from a ledger or other bound book. A section has been torn from the upper left. Portions of writing and a drawing can be seen on the sides of the torn and missing section. At the upper right, a small oval containing a portrait of a Confederate soldier, most likely a general or higher ranking officer, who faces to the left. Two parallel lines separate the top from the next section, which includes the address for Charles T. Palmer ...

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2. Cannon Vent Pick - Long metal alloy cannon vent pick with a .25 inch corkscrew pointed end as well as a circular handle end.

   2025.03.7

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3. Confederate Veteran Parade - A black and white photograph of a street scene, most likely related to a Confederate Civil War veteran parade on Jefferson Street. An automobile is driven by two police, with two bearded men in suits, each with a cavalry style cowboy hat, talking to an unseen person on horseback at the left proper of the car. In the background, Pacific Tea Co. storefront can be seen, as well as the advertisement for Virginia Car Co. Confederate flags are affixed to several parts of the car.

   1982.22.2

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4. CSA $100 banknote

   A bright red one hundred dollar bill, dated 1864. From the Confederate States of America (CSA), Richmond. Banknote is marked with No. 44486 to left and right of center. Note is type 65, seventh in the series of notes issued by the CSA, and bears an image of a Confederate soldier in the lower left, an image of Lucy Pickens at center, and an image of George W. Randolph in the lower right. Reverse of note is printed in blue with 100 in each of t...

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5. CSA $10 banknote

   A red ten dollar bill, dated 1864. From the Confederate States of America (CSA), Richmond. Banknote is marked with No. 5289 to left and right of center. Note is type 68, seventh in the series of notes issued by the CSA, and bears an image of horses pulling a cannon at center, and in the lower right corner an image of Robert M. T. Hunter. Hunter acted as CSA Speaker of the House until 1862. After the war, Hunter remained the Treasurer of Virg...

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6. CSA $20 banknote

   A light red twenty dollar bill, dated 1864. From the Confederate States of America (CSA), Richmond. Banknote is marked with No. 85029 to left and right of center. Note is type 67, seventh in the series of notes issued by the CSA, and bears an image of the Tennessee State Capitol at the center, and in the lower right corner an image of Alexander H. Stephens. Stephens acted as CSA Vice President throughout the war. Reverse of note is blue with ...

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7. CSA $20 banknote

   A light red twenty dollar bill, dated 1864. From the Confederate States of America (CSA), Richmond. Banknote is marked with No. 8143 to left and right of center. Note is type 67, seventh in the series of notes issued by the CSA, and bears an image of the Tennessee State Capitol at the center, and in the lower right corner an image of Alexander H. Stephens. Stephens acted as CSA Vice President throughout the war. Reverse of note is blue with 2...

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8. CSA $5 banknote

   A red five dollar bill, dated Februrary 17th, 1864. From the Confederate States of America (CSA), Richmond. Banknote is marked wil No. 95440 in upper right. Note is type 69, seventh in the series of notes issued by the CSA, and bears an image of the CSA capitol in Richmond at the center, with C.G. Memminger in the lower right corner. Memminger acted as the first Secretary of Treasury under the Confederate States. Reverse of bill is printed i...

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9. CSA Bond

   A Confederate States of America (CSA) seven per cent bond, dated February 20, 1863. The bond contains 7 coupons for 7% interest every 6 months. The lower right coupon has been removed. According to the bond, on the first day of July, 1868, the Confederate States will pay the bearer $100 with interest. The bond is signed and given No. 9231.

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10. CSA One Dollar Banknote

    A red one dollar bill, dated Februrary 1864. From the Confederate States of America (CSA), Richmond. Banknote is marked wil No. 82882 in upper right. Note is type 71, seventh in the series of notes issued by the CSA, and bears the image of Clement Claiborne Clay at the center, Alabama Senator from 1853-1864. He was arrested under suspicion of plotting to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, but was never tried. Reverse of note is blank with no adorn...

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11. Fredericksburg to the Valley of Virginia. - November 1893

    George S. Bernard spoke to the R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, in Richmond on November 3, 1893, about his experiences during the Gettysburg Campaign. His talk was published in the newspaper. Bernard used his wartime diary and notebooks as source material for the talk. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Mahone's Brigade made camp at Salem Church, and then marched to Fredericksburg to relieve Barksdale's brigade. After a week, the reg...

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12. John Thomas Parham talks before the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans - September 6, 1894

    John Thomas Parham was born in Prince George County. At age 18, he joined the 32nd Virginia Infantry regiment, Company "C". Eventually, he was detailed as a color sergeant. In 1864 he was commissioned 1st lieutenant. He survived the war. Later in life, he became a member of the Petersburg City Council, a deputy collector of customs, Deputy Sergeant of the City of Petersburg, Virginia, and in 1896 was a newspaper editor. Background. The Marylan...

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13. Maid of Honor - Short off-white silk sash with ruffled left and right edges. In red at center of sash: MAID OF HONOR 36th Annual Assembly Grand Camp Department of VA Roanoke, Virginia September 11th-13th, 1923 Sash was most likely worn to the grand ball held on September 12th or the parade on September 13th, 1923, coinciding with the Virginia Confederate Veterans Assembly, which was held in Roanoke. Around 500 Confederate veterans attended the event. For more information, see the Danville Bee articles from September 12, 1923. Articles have been printed for object files.

    2016.01

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14. Military Day at the Ice Palace - 1895

    Three separate newspaper clippings are pasted on a single sheet of paper. Handwritten notes indicate the clippings are from different newspapers. Each announces that George S. Bernard will deliver a lecture at the Ice Palace on July 5, [1895], designated "Military Day". The subject would be "War Sketches From 1861 to 1865", with recollections of the battle of the Crater. Military organizations and Confederate camps were to have reserved seats. A ...

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15. New Market Battlefield - 1989

    Informational sheet on the the 1864 Civil War battle at New Market Battlefield in New Market, Virginia. The sheet is a photocopy of the original, and shows dark shadows from the photocopier. Two lines at right side of sheet are highlighted green: McClanahan's Batt. - Capt. McClanahan; McClanahan's Batt.- Lt. C. Berkeley. On verso of the informational sheet, there is a topographical map with an inset in the lower right including information on ...

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16. New Market Battlefield - 1989

    Informational sheet on the the 1864 Civil War battle at New Market Battlefield in New Market, Virginia. The sheet is a photocopy of the original, and shows dark shadows from the photocopier. Two lines at right side of sheet are highlighted green: McClanahan's Batt. - Capt. McClanahan; McClanahan's Batt.- Lt. C. Berkeley. On verso of the informational sheet, there is a topographical map with an inset in the lower right including information on ...

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