Insurer finds home for Civil War pieces
A trove of Civil War-era memorabilia has made its way from the front lines, to a dusty trunk in an attic, to a university display and, finally, to one of the country's premier archives thanks to a donation by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
MassMutual gifted the historical collection of memorabilia and documents - including some signed by President Abraham Lincoln - to the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center's Military History Institute in Carlisle, Pa. A public announcement of the gift is to be made tomorrow.
The items once belonged to Jacob Lyman Greene, who served as chief administrative officer to Gen. George A. Custer and later became president of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. The collection is valued at more than $800,000, according to officials at MassMutual.
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MassMutual gifted the historical collection of memorabilia and documents - including some signed by President Abraham Lincoln - to the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center's Military History Institute in Carlisle, Pa. A public announcement of the gift is to be made tomorrow.
The items once belonged to Jacob Lyman Greene, who served as chief administrative officer to Gen. George A. Custer and later became president of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. The collection is valued at more than $800,000, according to officials at MassMutual.