Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Scrap |
Catalog Number |
0985.02.00017 |
Description |
Piece of black cotton fabric. |
Material |
Fabric/Cloth/Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-8 L-12.75 inches |
Owned |
John B. Gordon |
Owner Regiment |
6th Alabama Infantry, "Raccoon Roughs"; Gordon's Brigade |
Provenance |
The cotton cloth is a souvenir taken from the mourning drapery used on Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon's funeral car. Gordon died on January 9, 1904 in Miami, Florida and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. |
People |
Gordon, John Brown |
Search Terms |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Subjects |
mourning Death Death & burial Burials Funeral rites & ceremonies |