Civil War honor

Item Information

Title:
Civil War honor
Description:
Honor to Corp. Henry W. Gifford, Co. I, 33rd Infantry for service in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts forces during the Civil War. The award has portraits of Abraham Lincoln and possibly Governor William Claflin on it.
Printer:
American Bank Note Company
Date:
1870
Format:
Ephemera
Genre:
awards
certificates
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
militias
civil wars
infantries
military personnel
patriotism
Civil War
Gifford, Henry W.
Claflin, William, 1818-1905
Cunningham, James A., 1830-1892
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
United States. Army. Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1862-1865)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 award
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/250377
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Mr. Charles I. Thayer, 1922
Identifier:
250377
Call #:
GC002.02.271