Name/Title
Campaign PinEntry/Object ID
1986.18.74eDescription
Box of miscellaneous Civil War and GAR materials.
a) envelope of "Badge Ribbons"
b) cufflinks and gold buttons in white and pink box
c) top of a badge, a rampant eagle
d) string of buttons
e) brass tag Roosevelt and Fairbanks
f) string of Mass. buttons
g) souvenir GAR badge
h) V.N.G. pin
i) Vt. GAR badge
j) Mil. Order of Loyal Legion medal
k) watch chain/fob
l) cufflinks
m) cufflinks
n) ribbon cufflinks, collar stays in white box
o) folding mother of pearl button hook
p) key
q) brown buttons
r) assorted buttons/cuff links
s) mourning ribbonContext
From a collection of historic objects assembled by Civil War veteran and UVM trained physician Charles F. Branch.
From the finding aid for the Charles F. Branch collection in the Vermont Historical Society Library:
"Charles Franklin Branch, the son of Orson Smith and Rodilla (Felton) Branch,
was born on 9 December 1845 and grew up on a farm in Orwell, Vermont. In 1862, he
enlisted with the 9th Vermont Volunteers at age 16 and remained in the service until he
was mustered out on 1 December 1865. Charles F. Branch rose in rank from private to
major and was cited for meritorious conduct at the capture of Richmond.
After the war he worked on his father’s farm. In 1875, he resumed his education
which had been interrupted by the war, graduating from the medical school at the
University of Vermont in 1879. That same year he set up practice in Coventry, Vermont,
before later moving to Newport in 1887. Dr. Branch also taught at the University of
Vermont and was surgeon-general of the state from 1886 to 1888. In 1895, he was
president of the Vermont State Medical Society. He removed his practice to Amherst,
Massachusetts, in 1896, where he also served as medical examiner for 11 years.
An active member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Charles Branch
served as commander of Department Vermont and was “esteemed one of the best
speakers on the subject of war in the state” (Ullery, Men of Vermont). Charles Branch
died in Amherst, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1907. He had a son and three daughters
and was married four times: Emma Cook (d. 1876); Ida Burbank (1858-1889); Martha J.
Stewart (d. 1894); Clara Bell Greenwood (1872-1956)."Acquisition
Accession
1986.18Source or Donor
Branch, Mary C.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
MedalNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Decoration of HonorNomenclature Primary Object Term
AwardNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Branch, Charles Francis, Sr. (1845-1910)