Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Membership |
Catalog Number |
2015.00.90 |
Maker |
Whitehead & Hoag Company |
Date |
1922 |
Material(s) |
Brass |
Dimensions |
H-2.625 W-1.75 inches |
Description |
This souvenir badge commemorates the United Confederate Veterans Reunion of 1922, which was held in Richmond, Virginia. The badge is made of two pieces. The top bar has a shield superimposed over it with a Confederate Battle flag design. Over this design is a mounted figure and the words "GEN. JACKSON" printed below. The rest of the bar has a laurel wreath design and a ribbon that reads "RICHMOND / VIRGINIA." Hanging from this top bar is a lower medal with a scroll at top that reads "UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS." Below this is a view of the White House of the Confederacy and beneath that is a view of the Confederate Memorial Institute. Each structure has a ribbon with the building's name below it. Beneath these two buildings are crossed Confederate Battle flags which extend up on either side of the above mentioned buildings. At very bottom is an enameled Battle Flag with a ribbon that reads "32ND REUNION / JUNE - 1922." Pin is present on backside of top bar. The maker's name is printed in a circle on the back of the shield: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK N.J." |
Notes |
Formed in 1889, the United Confederate Veterans was the Confederate alternative to the Union's Grand Army of the Republic (founded in 1866). The UCV was a fraternal organization headquartered in New Orleans with local units scattered across the South. Their reunions were massive affairs peaking at 106,000 guests and members in Little Rock in 1911. Its last reunion was held in 1951 in Norfolk, Virginia, attended by three members. |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
Event |
American Civil War |
People |
Whitehead & Hoag Company |
Subjects |
Badges Reunions Veterans Souvenirs |
Search Terms |
American Civil War reunion United Confederate Veterans Confederate States of America Civil War Veterans Richmond (Va.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |