Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Catalog Number |
1984.033.00001 |
Description |
Pocket watch: Gold hunting case, 18-karat, exterior engraved with a shield. Has a safety pinion. Dial is white enamel, Arabic numerals, inset second dial. Crystal and hands intact. Stem extends from body at numeral 3 position. |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-2 D-0.625 inches |
Owned |
John Taylor Smith |
Owner Regiment |
13th Alabama Infantry. |
Made |
Elgin National Watch Company |
Event |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
Provenance |
According to donor, this pocket watch was carried by Major John Taylor Smith when he was killed at Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863. Note: The watch's date of manufacture post-dates the Civil War, so it could not have been carried by Maj. Smith during the war. |
People |
Smith, John Taylor |
Search Terms |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
Subjects |
Dead persons Death War casualties Casualties, War soldiers |