Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Braid |
Catalog Number |
0985.11.00143 |
Description |
Gold thread trouser braid, ends are slightly frayed. |
Dimensions |
W-1 L-32 inches |
Owned |
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer; unidentified Union soldier |
Event |
Battle of Logan's Crossroads / Mill Springs / Fishing Creek |
Provenance |
Braid which formed the stripe of a pair of trousers worn by Brig. Gen. Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, who was killed at Mill Springs, Kentucky, January 19, 1862, shot in battle by Col. Fry and his body fell into the hands of the enemy. This gold lace was cut from his uniform by a Federal soldier and but now returned to Memphis friends. |
People |
Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk unidentified Union soldier |
Search Terms |
Battle of Logan's Crossroads / Mill Springs / Fishing Creek items captured by Union soldiers items captured from Confederate soldiers items taken items taken by Union soldiers items taken from Confederate soldiers Items taken North by Union soldiers and later returned South United States Army |
Subjects |
Casualties, War Dead persons generals War casualties |