(1861-65) Brass Civil War Sutler Token S-11-25B, Sid Wright
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Description
Civil War sutler token issued by Sidney Wright, sutler to the 11th Indiana Cavalry. This 25-cent brass piece functioned as camp scrip, exchangeable for provisions and sundries at the sutler's traveling store. Sutler to the 11th Indiana Cavalry regiment. Indiana contributed significant cavalry forces to the Union Army, and sutlers traveling with mounted units faced the additional challenge of keeping pace with fast-moving cavalry operations. Conducted mounted operations in Kentucky and Tennessee. Sutler tokens are the rarest of the three Civil War token categories, per the Civil War Token Society. Twin Congressional acts in 1864 criminalized private token issuance, and the 1866 legislation that dissolved the sutler system rendered these tokens obsolete artifacts of wartime commerce.
Rarity Notes
Schenkman S-11-25B. The CWTS estimates 4,000 to 6,000 sutler tokens survive of all varieties.
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Schenkman S-11-25B
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