Card, Calling - Grand Army of the Republic
Object number2008.268.220
Date1889
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions5 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (14.6 x 27.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionGrand Army of the Republic Calling Card for J.F. Jacobus, Com. Henry Turner Post, No. 46, Department of Wisconsin.James F. Jacobus enlisted in the Union Army on Sept. 28, 1861.
He served as a corporal in Co. H of the 11th Wisconsin Volunteers. Jacobus mustered out on Nov. 18, 1864.
Calling cards were used socially to signifiy a visit made to a person's home. They were generally left when the home owner was absent.
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