Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Board, Shoulder |
Catalog Number |
1970.005c |
Description |
Single shoulder board. Gold velvet shoulder board with major's oak leaves embroidered at each end in gold metallic thread. Stored in envelope inscribed, "Worn by my precious husband during the War of 1861-65 - as Colonel of Artillery A.N.V." Penciled, "Col. J. Thompson Brown, Richmond Howitzers". Associated with a pair of shoulder boards (.5a-b). |
Owned |
John Thompson Brown |
Owner Regiment |
Richmond Howitzers |
Event |
Battle of the Wilderness |
Provenance |
Owned/used by Col. John Thompson Brown of the Richmond Howitzers (2/6/1835-5/6/1864), who was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness. Found among possessions of donor's late wife, who received them from her sister, Mrs. Fleming Saunders, who was charged with closing the old Brown home "Ivy Cliff". |
People |
Brown, John Thompson |
Search Terms |
Battle of the Wilderness |
Subjects |
Dead persons Death War casualties Casualties, War soldiers |