Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Membership |
Catalog Number |
1988.038.00020a |
Date |
1903 |
Description |
The two badges are identical. Each badge consists of a round celluloid pin attached to a length of red silk ribbon. The pin has the following markings, "RICHMOND HOWITZERS VIRGINIA" around the edge with an Army of Northern Virginia pattern flag in the center. The pin has a twisted brass wire frame, a metal rim, a paper lining in the back bearing the manufacturer's name, and a clasp pin. The ribbon has red fringed and is marked in silver letters, "NEW ORLEANS / ATLANTA / MONTGOMERY / MOBILE / MAY, 1903." The ribbon is stained and has lost some of the material on the lower left due to previous bug infestation. |
Dimensions |
W-1.5 L-4.5 inches |
Owned |
Alexander Jennings |
Owner Regiment |
Co. D, 15th Virginia Infantry |
Made |
Boston Regalia Company |
Provenance |
Alexander Jennings collected the two badges commemorating the Richmond Howitzers involvement in Confederate Veterans' events in New Orleans, Atlanta, Montgomery, and Mobile during May 1903. He was a Sergeant with Co. D, 15th Virginia Infantry. |
People |
Jennings, Alexander |