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Folk art carved burl wood pipe, light to medium brown with fine patina. The front and sides of the bowl are almost entirely covered with an incised panel and high relief carved text in five large lines: Isaac. Morgan. Co. D 7 MV / Fair Oaks. Antietam / Fredricks.burg [sic] VA / Glendale. Yorktown / Peach Orchard. Incised branch and leaf motif below the panel. Overall height 2.5 in., overall width 2.75 in.; maximum dia. at top of bowl approx. 2 in. Twenty-six-year-old Isaac Morgan enlisted on August 10, 1861. Twelve days later he mustered into the 7th Michigan Volunteers, Co. D. Morgan fought through and survived battles at Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. However, he did not survive his last engagement at the Battle of the Wilderness. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Despite heavy use, the pipe is in fine condition. Some light surface wear, but nice medium brown color and fine patina.