1st Minnesota corps insignia

Titles: 1st Minnesota corps insignia (Supplied title)

Description: Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac shamrock corps badge made of stamped brass. The badge was worn during the Civil War by Sergeant Chesley Billings Tirrell of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C. Raised panels on the leaves of the clover are marked "FIRST/ MINN/ VOLS". Tirrell participated in all of the 1st Minnesota's battles. After the regiment returned home in 1864, Tirrell re-enlisted as a first lieutenant with the 1st Minnesota Battalion, Company A. At the Second Battle of Petersburg, he received a bullet to the wrist that paralysed his left hand. Tirrell continued to serve in the commissary department until the end of the war.

Dates

• Approximately 1863 - Approximately 1865 (Creation)
• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), Company C
• owned/used by: Tirrell, Chesley Billings
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
• about: United States, Army of the Potomac

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 68.116.5

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 5.3 centimeters length
• 4.3 centimeters width

Subjects

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