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February 14, 2021 edited February 24, 2021 in General Questions

Solomon Conn, a Civil War soldier with Company B of the 87th Indiana Volunteers, recorded a list of his travels and battles on the back of his violin, turning the instrument into a unique document of his adventures and military record.

Conn's fiddle may be very different from the elegance of the Stradivari instruments in the museum's collection, but the fact that Solomon carried it with him throughout his Civil War travels and used it as a travel diary proves that it must have been important to him and to other soldiers in his regiment. @Family Bibles​ 

 

 

https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/01/fiddling-the-civil-war.htm

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  • Teresa Arispe
    Teresa Arispe ✭✭
    February 14, 2021

    What an incredible artifact! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  • Dennis J Yancey
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    February 14, 2021

    correct link is:

    https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/01/fiddling-the-civil-war.html

     

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  • LegacyUser
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    February 24, 2021

    How interesting!!!​

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