Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Button |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01541 |
Description |
Brass Virginia State Seal button with backmark "EXTRA QUALITY." |
Material |
Metal/Brass |
Dimensions |
Dia-0.875 inches |
Owned |
John Henry Stover Funk |
Owner Regiment |
5th Virginia Infantry |
Event |
Third Battle of Winchester / Opequon |
Provenance |
This button was cut from the coat of Colonel John Henry Stover Funk after he was mortally wounded at Winchester, Va. on September 19, 1864, and left in enemy hands. Funk died at his father's house on Market Street on September 21, 1864. |
People |
Funk, John Henry Stover |
Search Terms |
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 Third Battle of Winchester / Opequon |
Subjects |
Wounded in war Wounds & injuries Dead persons Casualties, War War casualties |