File:Unidentified Signal Sergeant with the Wisconsin War Eagle (Union).jpg

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English: Half-length portrait of a man in uniform wearing a hat with eagle insignia on it. An eagle is perched on a pole with a shield fixed to it, which the sergeant is leaning on. "THE CENTINNIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF 'Old Abe,' the Live Wisconsin War Eagle." (printed on reverse side). "[illegible Governor" (written on reverse side). The subject is an unidentified sergeant of the signal corps, probably attached to the "Iron Brigade," the Wisconsin unit that took "Old Abe" (an eagle mascot) into battle.
Title: Unidentified Signal Sergeant with the Wisconsin War Eagle (Union).
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Source Missouri History Museum
URL: http://images.mohistory.org/image/D2DE70D8-BC60-2C55-E792-7DFAA2EDCF73//original.jpg
Gallery: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/158525
Author Centennial Photographic Co., Philadelphia
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P0084-0472
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Civil War, 1861-1865
man
soldier
uniform
hat
Eagles
Iron Brigade
Wisconsin War Eagle
Centennial Photographic Co.
Birds
Old Abe
Armed Forces
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158525

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