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Civil War Veteran & POW Memorabilia - Historical collection relating to Civil War veteran Thomas B. Sailor of Mount Vernon, Ohio, who served with Company D, 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry. The grouping includes an ornate original 1862 marriage certificate for Thomas B. Sailor and Martha Ann Burger, period and later family photographs, veteran and fraternal medals and badges, military-related insignia, an Elks Lodge program dated December 6, 1908, and a vintage postcard depicting the Soldiers' Monument in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Also included are copies of genealogical and military research concerning Sailor's life and Civil War service. Research records state that Thomas B. Sailor was born July 22, 1838 in Mannheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, enlisted October 17, 1861, served with Company D of the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was discharged October 22, 1864. The accompanying research also records that he was held as a prisoner of war at Richmond, Virginia, and later lived in Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he died December 18, 1917. Copies include a U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions questionnaire, military and biographical research, and related family-history documentation. An extensive personal archive combining Civil War service history, family material, photographs, medals, fraternal pieces and supporting research associated with one documented Union cavalry veteran.