Souvenir

Name/Title

Souvenir

Entry/Object ID

1982.37.20

Description

Small wooden memento shaped like a knife. One side has the written inscription, "Colonel Elsworth", and the other has "Colonel Elsworth/City of Alexandria Va".

Context

Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.37

Source or Donor

Gibavic, Annette N.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Estate of Elizabeth Nelson

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Souvenir

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

2-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Walker, True Blake (1841-1863)

Related Places

Place

City

Alexandria

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War