1st Minnesota officer's badge

Titles: 1st Minnesota officer's badge (Supplied title)

Description: Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac shamrock or trefoil-shaped badge mounted on a cross-shaped pin badge worn during the Civil War by Colonel Mark W. Downie of the 1st Minnesota Battalion. Downie served as Major with the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company B, and was wounded at Bull Run before becoming third in command at Gettysburg, where he received two wounds to the right arm, a bullet through the left foot, and a shell wound to the left lung. Downie was the first wounded field officer to return to the regiment following Gettysburg, in October of 1863. He re-enlisted as Colonel of the First Minnesota Battalion in 1865 and served through the end of the war.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• owned/used by: Downie, Mark W.
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
• about: United States, Army of the Potomac

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 359.H159

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 8 centimeters length
• 4.9 centimeters width

Subjects

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