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Local history, through photographs

Answer. well who was this person that owned this? where had this man served? what battles had he been in? >> for a few bucks you buys the pennsylvania research brigade belt buckle and the shell jackets. >> he pays $5. he has paid $10. you could see in the receipts how much he paid for it stuff. >> this strange item cost him less than $100 from a war surplus dealer in the early 1960s. it's a tree trunk scarred with civil war ammunition. >> it was usually wrapped in a blanket with twine in a bathtub. >> in a bathtub? >> that's where it usually sat. >> by 1969 lieutenant colonel had served his co...