page_title: Old Abe
section_title: In memoriam
hierarchical_section_title: Old Abe / In memoriam
caption_attribution_description: English: Emblem of the J.I. Case Company on the door of the boiler of a Case steam engine.
context_page_description: Old Abe, a bald eagle, was the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. Later, his image was adopted as the eagle appearing on a globe in Case Corporation's logo and as the screaming eagle on the insignia of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.
context_section_description: In 1865, Jerome Case incorporated Old Abe into the trademark of the J. I. Case agricultural equipment manufacturing company of Racine, Wisconsin. This trademark was retired in 1969.
  The insignia of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division is a depiction of Old Abe. Wisconsin was the territory of the original 101st Division after World War I, and the insignia's design is based on Civil War traditions of the state. The black shield derives from black hats worn by members of the Iron Brigade.  This was a famous Civil War unit composed of western regiments, which included three from Wisconsin, but not the 8th regiment.
  Old Abe is the mascot of Eau Claire Memorial High School, whose athletic teams are known as "Old Abes", and of Racine Case High School, whose teams are "Eagles".
caption: Case Corporation logo
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