Identification tag for Cornelius Robinson, with American eagle

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Brass disk with attachment hole at top. Obverse: struck with image of eagle with shield and "IN THE WAR Of UNION 1861, 2 & 3 & 4". Reverse: "CO. H2RDT. U. S./ CAVY." Individually die stamped at center and "CORNELIUS ROBINSON" around perimeter.

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