Insignia Patch

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Insignia Patch

Entry/Object ID

1951.43.3ab

Description

Two insignia patches in the shape of triangles (chevrons with an upper bar) made of three red stripes over a black ground.

Use

Denotes the rank of sergeant

Context

Awarded to Chandler Watts of Stowe, Vermont, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

1951.43

Source or Donor

Woodbury, Mary Louise Watts Camp (1875-1968)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1862 - 1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Patch, 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

Width

8-1/4 in

Length

6-3/4 in

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Watts, Chandler M. (1839-1911)

Person or Organization

11th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War