Insignia Plaque

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Insignia Plaque

Entry/Object ID

1952.11.3

Description

Rectangular insignia plaque, similar in appearance to a bottle marker. The plaque hangs from a short chain attached to either side of the top edge and is engraved with the inscription, "MAJOR GENERAL BALDY SMITH "THE RELIEF OF CHATTANOOGA"".

Context

Owned by Major General William "Baldy" Smith, who was instrumental in bringing supplies to starving Union soldiers in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Acquisition

Accession

1952.11

Source or Donor

Smith, Stuart Farrar (1874-1951)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plaque, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1 in

Width

2-1/8 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

3rd Vermont Infantry

Person or Organization

Smith, William Farrar (1824-1903)

Related Events

Event

Civil War