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Record 1028/1708
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Catalog date 01/14/2003
Catalog type History
Category 8: Communication Artifact
Classification Military
Collection Marblehead Town History
Date c. 1870
Description Framed poster of the Corps Badges 1865, depicting the various devices used to differentiate the 24 corps in the Union Army. In most cases the device is the same for all divisions in the corps but part of the device is of a different color. They are 1st Div Red, 2nd Div White, 3rd Div. Blue, 4th Div. Green, 5th Div. Orange.
A note at the bottom reads "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870 by Fred C. Low, East Cambridge, Mass. In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C."
Dimensions H-1.3 W-17 inches
Home Location AB Homemade Box Echo Shelf#3
Object ID 2001-064-0179
Object Name Plaque
Search Terms Civil War
Sub-category Ceremonial Artifact
Subjects Armies
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Last modified on: January 05, 2009