American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

Folk art carved wood pipe, dark brown in color, overall width 4 in., bowl height 3 1/2 in. (used condition, with interior of bowl blackened, some light surface wear throughout). Front of bowl features large numerals "92" carved in high relief within a barbed quatrefoil pocked with a series of small dots. Note that the top curve of the "2" is closed to also form the numeral "9," which indicates that the pipe represents the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, also known as the 92nd Volunteers. 

The 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry (92nd Volunteers) was organized in August 1861 at Camp Cameron Near Harrisburg. Between August 1861 and July 1865, this well-respected Union volunteer cavalry regiment saw action at the Battle of Richmond, the Battle of Perryville, the Chickamauga Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolinas Campaign. The 9th fought against several famous Confederate leaders including N.B. Forrest, Joseph Wheeler, and John Hunt Morgan, winning most of its encounters with the southern forces.