1st Minnesota 1896 reunion ribbon

Titles: 1st Minnesota 1896 reunion ribbon (Supplied title)

Description: Yellow-green satin reunion ribbon with gold printing. It reads: "Twenty-Ninth Annual Reunion of 'The Old First' at Winona, June 2, 1896. Guest" with an image of the Second Corps Army of the Potomac shamrock or trefoil insignia at the top. The badge was worn at the reunion by Orrin Smith, younger brother of 1st Minnesota Regiment veteran Charles Goddard, who died of consumption (Tuberculosis) in 1868.

Dates

• 1896 (Use)

Creation

• used by: Smith, Orrin Fruit
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
• about: Goddard, Charles Edwin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1983.171.1

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 9 1/4 inches length
• 2 1/4 inches width

Subjects

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