Union soldier's ID tag makes return to battlefield
Private Samuel M. Weigel had already seen extensive combat by the time his veteran Union regiment reached the battlefield near Maryland's Monocacy River in July 1864.
Source: arkansasonline.com
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Civil War battlefield museum gets rare Union soldier's ID tag
There were no government-issued military “dog tags” during the war. So a soldier might write his name on a piece of paper and pin it to his uniform before going into combat.
Source: stripes.com