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Old 03-18-2012 | 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by arcticap
Every item that's contained on that coin is very well documented and symbolizes part of the history of the 17th Regiment which goes back as far as the Civil War and which can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_In...(United_States)

Very interesting...the 17th was part of the Fifth Corps. under General Sykes at Gettysburg. My own great-great- grandfather's regiment was with the Fifth at Gettysburg as well.
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