Pair of US Army spurs
date: label: date made
content: ca 1861-1865
notes: label: Description
content: One of a pair, the eagle-head strap spur was worn by West Point graduate Brigadier General David M. Gregg. He entered service on January 17, 1862 as a colonel of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. On November 29, 1862 he was promoted to brevet Brigadier General and was a commander of a cavalry division under Ulysses Grant and Philip Sheridan. Gregg was involved in major battles such as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.36931
label: catalog number
content: 36931
label: accession number
content: 112646
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spurs
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)