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Collection Reference Number GLC07271.08
From Archive Folder Collection of sixteen documents from an archive of the Quartermaster of Andersonville Prison 
Title Bone kerchief slide, carved by J. H. Kearsing, Co. D 43rd NY Volunteers
Date ca.1864
Author Kearsing, John H. (1836-1906)  
Document Type Object
Content Description Polished bone kerchief slide, etched on front "J. H. Kearsing, Andersonville Prison, 1864." On the back exterior of the ring is etched "Co. D 43rd N.Y.S.V." Kearsing was a prisoner in Andersonville.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Confederate States of America  Union Forces  Prisoner of War  Prison Camp  Clothing and Accessories  Artisans  
People Kearsing, John H. (1836-1906)  
Place written Andersonville, Georgia
Theme The American Civil War; Arts & Literature
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945