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This penny dates to 14 years later than the Battle of Mine Creek, but still can help archeologists understand activity or disturbance at the site. The site was the location where on October 25, 1864 Union and Confederate forces fought one of the largest cavalry battles in the Civil War. The penny, sometimes called an Indian Head cent or Indian Head penny shows Liberty with a head dress on the obverse side. The reverse side shows an oak wreath and shield surrounding the words "ONE CENT."
Date: 1878
Item Number: 456237
Call Number: 14LN337-460
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 456237
Collections - Archeology
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of Mine Creek
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Historic sites - Mine Creek Battlefield
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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