My great grandfather served during the war I have the bayonet he carried.
My mother has a framed photo of her as a child standing next to her great uncle who served in the war.
One of my Dad’s relatives rode with McNeill’s raiders and was there when they captured General Crook. I have the sidearm a Whitney Dragoon that was supposedly taken off Crook by my relative at the time of his capture. It’s been handed down to the eldest child since the war.