US Army brigadier general's shoulder straps

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

Description: Two pairs of United States Army brigadier general's shoulder strap rank insignias. The insignias were worn by Colonel John B. Sanborn of the 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment. The insignias consist of a five-point star and a gold bullion embroidered border on a cloth base. Straps A and B are on black velvet; straps C and D are on dark blue wool. C and D also have a brown shoe lace attached at each end.

Dates

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

Creation

• owned/used by: Sanborn, John B. (John Benjamin)
• issued by: United States, Army

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 27.H18.A-D

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 2 pair items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 10 centimeters length (A and B)
• 3.4 centimeters width (A and B)
• 9.8 centimeters length (C and D)
• 4.1 centimeters width (C and D)

Subjects

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