Eisenhower National Historic Site

Bourbon Whiskey Bottle
c 1961
Made by James B. Beam Distilling Co., Beam, KY
Collector's bottle with Generals Lee and Jackson at Chancelorsville show on one side, and Generals Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, and Beauregard on the other. This collector’s bottle commemorated the centennial of the American Civil War, a subject that Eisenhower studied. He often took guests on tours of the Gettysburg Battlefield, which adjoined his farm.
Porcelain, cork, paper. H 27.3, W 22.0, D 4.7 cm
Eisenhower National Historic Site, EISE 4124.



Bourbon Whiskey Bottle c 1961 Made by James B. Beam Distilling Co., Beam, KY Collector's bottle with Generals Lee and Jackson at Chancelorsville show on one side, and Generals Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, and Beauregard on the other. This collector’s bottle commemorated the centennial of the American Civil War, a subject that Eisenhower studied. He often took guests on tours of the Gettysburg Battlefield, which adjoined his farm. Porcelain, cork, paper. H 27.3, W 22.0, D 4.7 cm Eisenhower National Historic Site, EISE 4124.

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