Photograph
"Old Abe" Marker
| Marker for Old Abe placed on the bank of the Chippewa River in Eau Claire by the Eau Claire chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The marker reads "From here embarked for the Civil War Company C. 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Capt. John E. Perkins commanding on Friday, Sept. 6, 1861. With them went the famous American Eagle 'Old Abe'". |
| Image ID: | 78749 |
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| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 17.11b |
| Original Dimensions: | Unknown |
| Copied from: Smith, Carrie J. and John Callahan, "The Making of Wisconsin," Eau Claire, Eau Claire Book and Stationary Co., 1927, p. 238. |
| Birds |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| War memorials |
| Mascots |
| Plaques, plaquettes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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