Brass Civil War store token. Obverse: "H. RICE..SUTLER..McCLERNANDS BRIGADE..ILL. VOL..25 CENTS"; Reverse: "JOHN STANTON DIE SINKER..CINCINATTI". This token, issued circa 1863, is one of four (5, 10, 25, and 50 cent denominations) circulated among soldiers of McClernand's Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. The token belonged to Henry Rice, a Jewish immigrant, friend of Abraham Lincoln, and philanthropist who served as a sutler for the U.S. Army in Cairo, Illinois. The Shapell Manuscript Foundation notes that this token is uncommon (Rarity #6).
Subject: Illinois Volunteers
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