US Army brigadier general's epaulettes

Titles: US Army brigadier general's epaulettes (Supplied title)

Description: United States Army officer's epaulettes worn by Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley during the Civil War and U.S.-Dakota War. Each consists of a bullion covered board strap with a brass General Staff button on the end. On the opposite end, within a brass crescent, is a silver bullion six-pointed star. A row of spiral gold bullion fringe hangs from the crescent. The epaulettes were made by Horstmann and Company in New York.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1862 - Not later than 1865 (Use)
• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• owned/used by: Sibley, Henry Hastings
• made by: Horstmann & Co.

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 220.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 20 centimeters length
• 15 centimeters width
• 10 centimeters depth

Subjects

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