Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888 [Two Civil War-era pins belonging to Oscar Calkins]

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Two steel pins belonging to Oscar Calkins. One pin is a Masonic badge attached to a note. Note states that the pin was taken from a soldier once they were taken to Libby Prison. The second is a corps badge with Oscar Calkins's name.

GLC#
GLC03766.46-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
circa 1863-1865
Author/Creator
Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888
Title
[Two Civil War-era pins belonging to Oscar Calkins]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Masons
Military Uniforms

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[Note about pins]

circa 1863-1865

Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888

One note dated 1863-1865 by Oscar Calkins. Note states that the Masonic pin, formerly attached, was his fathers and it got him out of Libby Prison by a rebel Masonic officer. Instead of bring in the prison he was sent to Richmond to get a job.

GLC03766.46.01
Collection Item
Object

Masonic Lodge pin

Masonic Lodge

One pin dated circa 1861-1865. A metal pin featuring the symbol of the Masonic lodge.

GLC03766.46.02
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Object

St

Unknown

One pin dated circa 1861-1865. A metal star pin featuring a number 52 in the center with the letters B C A G A R in each point. The start is hanging from a nameplate for Oscar Calkins.

GLC03766.46.03