Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Mason, Samuel S., ca. 1827-1883. Escutcheon, circa 1889. 1 page.

Call No.

Mss. C M OVSZ.

Content

This escutcheon records the military service of Samuel S. Mason of Coshocton, Ohio. He served as a private in Co. G of the 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865. This record lists all the engagements his regiment participated in during the Civil War. The escutcheon proper was produced by Walter C. Strickler's Army and Navy Escutcheon Co. of Detroit, Michigan, and copyrighted in 1889.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865