Silas Crase's Cross.

Silas Crase's mother crocheted this Cross for him before he went to war.  He managed to keep it throughout the time he evaded capture in Czechoslovakia.

 

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Silas Crase Cross; manipulated photo by © Eric Shindelbower; image may not be reproduced without prior written permission of the photographer.

National Prisoner of War Museum
Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville, Georgia 31711.
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