Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Patches
Object Number:
INV.10889f-g
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Wool, metal
Dimensions:
largest: 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 0.3 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Gold metal leaf sewn to front of black felt patches.
Gallery Label:
These patches were probably sewn onto uniform epaulettes.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
