'As Far As Possible from Forgetfulness': The Trinity College Historical Society

Civil War

Confederate Wooden Pipe Bowl

Confederate Wooden Pipe Bowl

Undated. Probably carved for J. W. Tracy, surgeon in the 14th North Carolina infantry during the Civil War.

Civil War Buttons

Civil War Buttons

From the uniform of an officer in the Home Guard, worn during the Civil War, circa 1861-1865.

Horsebit

Horsebit

Undated. Used by the United States Calvary.

Mold for Minnie Balls and Bullets

Mold for Minnie Balls and Bullets

Undated.

Bullets

Bullets

Taken from the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864, part of the Siege of Petersburg, [Virginia] during the Civil War.

Confederate Pocketbook

Confederate Pocketbook

Undated. Carried throughout the Civil War by Col. G. W. Flowers, father of Duke University's second president, Robert Lee Flowers.

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