Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Membership |
Catalog Number |
1988.038.00017 |
Date |
1903 |
Description |
The badge consists of a stamped, yellow tin bar pin, blue ribbon, and an aluminum coin drop. The bar pin reads, "VETERAN." The ribbon reads, "NEW ORLEANS / 1903." The obverse of the coin is marked with "61 / 65." The reverse of the coin reads, "JUSTICE, UNION & CONFIDENCE." |
Dimensions |
W-1.5 L-3.75 inches |
Owned |
Alexander Jennings |
Owner Regiment |
Co. D, 15th Virginia Infantry |
Made |
Schwaab Stamp and Seal Company |
Provenance |
Alexander Jennings collected this badge commemorating a Confederate Veterans' reunion held in New Orleans in 1903. He was a Sergeant with Co. D, 15th Virginia Infantry. |
People |
Jennings, Alexander |
Search Terms |
U.C.V. UCV United Confederate Veterans |
Subjects |
reunions veterans |