Insignia Patch

Woven Textile

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Insignia Patch

Entry/Object ID

1951.29.4a-b

Description

Two insignia patches consisting of two light blue chevrons on a dark blue ground.

Use

The two chevrons denote the rank of corporal. The blue color denotes infantry.

Context

Owned by Christopher C. Putnam, Jr. of Middlesex, VT, during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1951.29

Source or Donor

Putnam, Ralph W. (1876-1970)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

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

8-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Putnam, Christopher C. (1839-1924)

Person or Organization

13th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Middlesex

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War