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Civil War

Leg Irons 

These Tower Double Lock Leg Irons were manufactured between June 17, 1860 and July 17, 1860. These irons were used on a young man in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War.  Upon his release, he sought to find a new life in Rock County and brought the irons with him – vowing to never forget the horrors he endured. 

Leg Irons
Union Army Clothes Brush

Union Army Clothes Brush

With no way to wash a wool uniform, soldiers like Niels Jacobson carried this clothes brush to clean battle debris from their uniform.  Jacobson used this brush during deployment from 1863-1865. 

Union Army Powder Horn

Union Powder Horn

Union soldiers like D. L. Norton of the Iowa Volunteers brought the powder horns they used during the Civil War with them as they made a new home in Rock County. 

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