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Lot 863

[CIVIL WAR]. Paperweight with Civil War imagery belonging t...

Estimate: $200 - $300

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$0 $5
$30 $10
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$1,000 $100
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[CIVIL WAR]. Paperweight with Civil War imagery belonging to Private Joshua Bell. 19th century. Granite. Engraved with two cherubs standing on either side of a seal with arrows raised. 3 ? x 5 x 1 ??. Joshua Bell was a private who enlisted in the 9th Illinois Cavalry, Company L, on October 15, 1861. He was discharged due to injury less than a year later on September 20, 1862.