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Cane inscribed CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA and ATLANTA
G. W. Rich, n.d. · probably 19th century
G. W. Rich stenciled the words Chattanooga, Chickamauga, and Atlanta on this cane to commemorate three Civil War battles---the Union victories at Chattanooga under General Ulysses S. Grant and at Atlanta under General William T. Sherman; and the Confederate victory at Chickamauga, Georgia, under General Braxton Bragg.
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