“Clothespin dolls” were sold by some veterans to help support themselves. They were constructed from a wooden clothespin and attired in patriotic colors. Sometimes the material came from uniforms or pieces of battle flags. Most dolls depicted the wound of the veteran.”
- Gordon Dammann
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War
Medicine
Six of these clothespins are currently on display in the Smithsonian's Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
