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Explore our collection of hand crafted playthings from the past including a set of children's building blocks carved from stone, and a baby carriage exquisitely modeled after a horse drawn stagecoach. Experience a rarely seen side of history, and learn about trends in children's toys that have existed for more than a century. Take a moment and enjoy a trip back in time, to your own childhood, or perhaps even farther. Visit Toys in the Attic in our newly opened Third Floor Balcony. |
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On May 8, 1861, James McQuade was commissioned colonel of the Fourteenth New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called the First Oneida, of which the Utica Citizens Corps formed the nucleus. On June 17, 1861, the regiment left Albany and on June 20 arrived in Washington.
Besides the Fourteenth Regiment, there were four other regments which went from Oneida County.
In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the society has assembled a large exhibit that shows the role Oneida County played in the war. On display are a wide variety of artifacts including flags, uniforms, drums, swords, guns and personal belongings of soldiers from Oneida County. In the exhibit are many personal items of General Daniel Butterfield including his Medal of Honor. . He was chief of staff to General George Meade, commander of Northern troops at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Butterfield is also credited with composing the bugle call "Taps"
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This exhibit includes a colorful display of flags from colonial times to the present day. For example, there's a flag dating back to the Civil War; the official flag designed for the dedication of the monument at the Oriskany Battlefield in 1884; the official Oneida County flag and the City of Utica flag, too; a flag belonging to the Utica Citizens Cadet Corps, the local group that was the first to answer President Lincoln's call for volunteers when the Civil War started in 1861.
There is also a brief history of each flag on display. Small replicas of American flags from the beginning when it had 13 stars right up to 1960 when Hawaii became the 50th star show how the flag changed each time a state was added to the Union.
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