14th New York Heavy Artillery Game Board

Civil War period game board, with stencil “Union India Rubber Co.” 1858, with typed annotation “Gameboard made from a piece of rubber blanket carried by your grandfather Andrew Polo during the Civil War.” 8-1/4”x11” Good condition. Andrew Polo enlisted in December 1863, and served with the 14th New York Heavy Artillery. He was taken prisoner of war at Fort Stedman, Virginia on March 25, 1865 and mustered out in June of that year.