CIVIL WAR UNION VETERAN ARCHIVE OF THOMAS H. STONE

CIVIL WAR UNION VETERAN ARCHIVE OF THOMAS H. STONE

Civil War Union veteran archive of Private Thomas H. Stones and his family. The archive dates from the 1860s to the 1920s. Items are displayed in riker mount cases. Archive includes:
Diary of Thomas Stones recording some of his experiences during the Civil War. Recorded in "The Lakeside Pencil Tablet No. 5" booklet. Includes a typed transcription of the diary.
P53 Enfield Musket brought back from the war by Stones. Musket is marked marked "Tower 1862" on the lockplate to the right of the royal crown insignia, stock is marked "R. & W. ASTON" near the underside of the wrist, stamped "35" on the top of the stock just above the butt plate. Length: 55".
Leather cap box.
Bayonet with sheath.
Piece of a belt buckle.
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and other organization badges, including:
GAR badge pendant.
GAR H.W. Wood Post No. 173 id tag engraved with Stones' name and the year 1901.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War badge pendant.
Co. A, 117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry badge. Marked on reverse by L.F. Donnel of Chicago, IL.
Representative badge from the 1891 GAR Department of Illinois encampment in Decatur.
Badge from the 1892 Soldiers & Sailors Association of Southern Illinois reunion in Belleville. Marked on reverse by W.H. Haskell of St. Louis, MO.
Representative badge from the 1898 GAR Department of Illinois encampment in Streator.
Official souvenir from the 1900 GAR national encampment in Chicago, IL. Marked on reverse by S.D. Childs & Co. of Chicago, IL.
Representative badge from the 1900 GAR Department of Illinois encampment in Peoria.
Badge from the 1905 GAR national encampment in Denver, CO. Marked on reverse by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ.
Representative badge from the 1910 GAR Department of Illinois encampment in Freeport. Marked on reverse by the Green Duck Co. of Chicago, IL.
GAR Woman's Relief Corps president badge
GAR Woman's Relief Corps chaplain badge
Photographs of the Stones and his family, including:
Carte de visite wedding portrait of Stones and his wife Elvira on January 1, 1867.
Stones family home in McLean, IL
Stones family portrait
Carte de visite of Mr. and Mrs. James Stones.
1/6 plate tintype of an unidentified Civil War soldier with a bayoneted musket. Parts of soldier's uniform are hand painted. Tintype has gold-tone mat and union case. The case is missing the cover.
Needle book of Joanna Stones, Thomas Stones' mother.
Obituaries of Stones and his wife; copies of Stones' military records; genealogical information about the Stones family.

Private Thomas H. Stones served with Company A of the 117th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Stones was born in Mt. Hope Township, Illinois on March 30, 1844. He enlisted in McLean, IL on August 7, 1862. He was in the Red River campaign and participated in battles in Nashville, Pleasant Hill and other locations. He was discharged on August 5, 1865 at Camp Butler in Springfield, IL. After the war, he married Elvira Cunningham and was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic and other veteran organizations. He died on February 11, 1921 and is buried at McLean Cemetery.
Condition Report: Very good, some wear to corners of photos. Some badge ribbons are frayed or discolored. Badge metal exhibits minor oxidation.