Civil War Quilts

Quilts made for use in the Civil War, whether for soldiers on the field or in the hospital. Some possibly for fundraising, but really made for the war, not just during the era.
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Sanitary Commission Quilt
Sanitary Commission Quilt | Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C. 56 signatures including Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Pinterest Board on Civil War Quilts
Made by Mary Rockhold Teter for her soldier son, George. Smithsonian collection.
Women's Community Quilts
Signature quilt by Cornelia Dow and others, 1864, Portland, Maine, perhaps a fund-raising quilt. It is full of inscriptions. Cornelia Dow was the daughter of Neal Dow, a CW general from Portland.
Article clipped from Fall River Daily Evening News
Article clipped from The Berkshire County Eagle
Adams Sentinel, Gettysburg 3 May 1864
Adams Sentinel, Gettysburg 3 May 1864
Maine Potholder quilt - make unknown. photo courtesy of the Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME
What If You Only Did 12 Blocks
http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-if-you-only-did-12-blocks.html Civil War Quilts: What If You Only Did 12 Blocks