Including a leather covered glass flask inscribed "Gettysburg July 1863" and "Appomattox April 1865" on one side, also inscribed "Bean Norristown" on base; together with framed officer's bars and pin accompanied by the handwritten notes "Worn in Grant's Campaign against Richmond commencing May 4 1864. Also Sheriden's famous Valley Campaign against early closing at Cedar Creek Oct 19 1864" and " Worn in Grant's Campaign against Lee at Petersburg Commencing at Fire Falls April 1st 1865 and closing at Appomattox C.H. April 9th 1865"
note:
Theodore Weber Bean served in the 162 Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, more commonly called the 17th Pennsylvania Calvary Regiment. He wrote a history of that company, The Roll of Honor of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Calvary or One hundred & Sixty Second of the Line-Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 1899 and A History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1884.