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RING MADE AT ANDERSONVILLE BY P.O.W. CPL. WILLIAM C.

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RING MADE AT ANDERSONVILLE BY P.O.W. CPL. WILLIAM C.
RING MADE AT ANDERSONVILLE BY P.O.W. CPL. WILLIAM C.
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RING MADE AT ANDERSONVILLE BY P.O.W. CPL. WILLIAM C. PORTER 17TH IOWA INFANTRY A relic made by P.O.W. Cpl. William C. Porter of Co. I 17th Iowa Infantry while he was held at the notorious prison camp at Andersonville Ga. Porter selected a section of very dark wood possibly black walnut and fashioned a sturdy ring bearing his raised initials at top: ""W. C. P."" against a stippled background with ""CO. I 17"" very lightly etched on one side. The ring is accompanied by an early cardboard tag with period handwriting: ""Made in Andersonville prison by private W. C. Porter Co. I 17th Iowa volunteer infantry while in prison in 1863"". Likely displayed at a G.A.R. hall. Very good.
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RING MADE AT ANDERSONVILLE BY P.O.W. CPL. WILLIAM C.

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