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Unknown [Metal Civil War pin]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02386.07 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: no date Pagination: 1 pin ; 7.1 x 5.1 cm. Order a Copy

Possibly belonged to George P. Hodges. Indicates that Hodges served in Company B., 37th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Contains four plates, each separated by one chain link. The back of the first (top) plate contains a pin.

Hodges, George P., fl. 1863-1894

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