Spurs worn by Colonel Marcus La Rue Harrison
date: label: associated date
content: 1861 - 1865
label: Associated Date
content: 1864
name: label: user
content: Harrison, Marcus LaRue
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pair of spurs presented to Colonel Marcus La Rue Harrison by the men of his command, the 1st Arkansas Cavalry, in 1864, and used until the end of the American Civil War. The two metal rowelled spurs are attached to leather spur straps and are decorated on the heel band with a design highlighted with white paint.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Army
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.30424
label: catalog number
content: 30424
label: accession number
content: 65314
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Spur
label: Object Name
content: spurs, pair of
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (spur material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (strap material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, as stored: 6 in x 5 in x 1 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 12.7 cm x 3.81 cm