War of 1861 Identification Disk - Cornelius W Chamberlin Co B NH 10th Inf.

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Item: War of 1861 Identification Disk - Cornelius W Chamberlin
Use: Identification
Approximate size: 1 inch diameter.
Condition: Excellent, excavated. Disk is loaded with gilt with minor ground action. No cracks, breaks, bends, or repairs. On the obverse in raised lettering is: "WAR OF 1861" / "UNITED STATES" with a raised eagle clutching an olive branch in its right talons and three arrows in its left. On the reverse is stamped:

"C. W. CHAMBERLIN
CO B / 10TH REG
NHV / NASHUA"

Soldier Record:

Born in 1833 in Canada
Residence Nashua NH; 28 years old.
Enlisted on 4/30/1861 as a Private.
On 5/3/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. NH 1st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 8/9/1861 at Concord, NH
On 8/25/1862 he mustered into "B" Co. NH 10th Infantry
Promoted to Corpl 4/1/1863
Wounded 10/1/1864 Fort Harrison, VA
He was discharged for disability on 1/16/1865
Member of GAR Post # 185 (Ladd & Whitney) in Lowell, MA
After the War he lived in Lowell, MA

Recovered: Lovettsville, VA
Reference: Examples of similar War of 1861 ID disks are found in the following Civil War relic reference books:

"Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of The Civil War" by Stanley S. Phillips on page 116, items 10 & 11.
"Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of The Civil War - Supplement One" by Stanley S. Phillips, page 102, items 17 & 18.
"Civil War Artifacts" by Howard R. Crouch on page 85, items 9 & 11.

See the above pages in the additional images.

Comments: Also included in the additional images is Chamberlin's record from the American Civil War Database which will be included with the disk. This identification disk is will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War soldier personal item or general relic collection.

Product Code:: PC633

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