Object Record
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Object Name |
Bridle |
Catalog Number |
0985.01.00039 |
Description |
Snaffle bit with leather bridle and reins attached. Rolled cheek pieces and reins; throat latch missing. Two buckles attached to each ring with rein attached to one and leather strap attached to the other. Round metal plate attached to leather strap with etched "x"'s around the inner circle. |
Owned |
Patrick R. Cleburne |
Owner Regiment |
Miller: 20th Ohio Battery |
Event |
Battle of Franklin |
Provenance |
This the bridle of General Patrick Cleburne: "taken from the head of general Pat. (Cleburne's) horse when he and his rider lay dead in front of our works at Franklin, Tenn. on Dec. 17, 1864. The bridle was taken from the horse by one of my comrades...John Miller, who, as well as my self, was a member of the 20th Ohio Battery." (donor statement) |
People |
Cleburne, Patrick Ronayne Miller, John |
Search Terms |
horse equipment Battle of Franklin Franklin-Nashville Campaign found on battlefield items taken by Union soldiers items taken from Confederate soldiers United States Army |
Subjects |
animals horses Bridles Bridle making |