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Title

Unidentified Confederate veteran, ca. 1917

Authors

Files

Collection

0405: Curtis F. Baxter Papers

Institution

Marshall University Archives and Special Collections

Date

1917

Description

Unidentified Confederate veteran in United Confederate Veteran (UCV) uniform, ca. 1917, b&w. No postmark, no addressee. Back reads: This was taken during the confederate reunion held here last June. (Card was printed in Washington, DC) His ribbon reads "Camp No. 171, UCV, Washington, DC" UCV Camp 171 was the veterans' camp in Washington, DC. This reunion was probably the one held in 1917. He is wearing his "Cross of Honor" which was awarded by the UDC starting in 1901.

Format

Postcard

Subject

Subject Terms: United Confederate Veterans Confederate States of America Veterans
People: Unidentified

Type

Still Image

Usage Rights

Not in copyright.

Identifier

1985.01.0405.030901

Recommended Citation

"Unidentified Confederate veteran, ca. 1917" (1917). 0405: Curtis F. Baxter Papers, 1860-1980. 29.
https://mds.marshall.edu/curtis_baxter_papers/29