Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Ribbon, Commemorative |
Catalog Number |
2001.001.14 |
Date |
1891 |
Material(s) |
Silk/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-2.25 D-0.063 inches |
Description |
This is a tan participant's ribbon from the Tenth Reunion of the First Kentucky Orphan Brigade, C.S.A., held in Owensboro, Kentucky on September 9, 1891. The silk ribbon has dark printed text that reads, "TENTH REUNION / FIRST KENTUCKY / ORPHAN / BRIGADE / C.S.A. / Owensboro, Ky., / Sept. 9, 1891. / MEMBER." There is a decorative horizontal bar printed above and below the text. The top and bottom ends of the ribbon are cut and frayed. |
Notes |
The Confederate First Kentucky Brigade, nicknamed the Orphan Brigade, included the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobb’s, Byrne’s and Graves’s batteries of artillery, and, at times, the 3rd and 5th Kentucky Infantry. |
Collection |
United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection |
People |
United Daughters of the Confederacy |
Subjects |
Ribbons Ribbon badges Veterans' organizations Veterans Military organizations |
Search Terms |
Confederacy Confederates United Daughters of the Confederacy Orphan Brigade Louisville (Ky.) Ribbon Ribbons military reunion Owensboro (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |