Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Membership |
Catalog Number |
2016.00.118 |
Maker |
Whitehead & Hoag Company |
Date |
1907 |
Material(s) |
Brass |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-1.5 inches |
Description |
This is a veteran's badge from the 1907 United Confederate Veteran's reunion in Richmond, Virginia. The badge is made of two parts. The first is a rectangular shaped pin with scroll work along the sides. The front bears an inscription that reads "VETERAN/ U.C.V./ RICHMOND, 1907." A medallion is connected by a single link. The medallion is circular in shape and bears the image of the Jefferson Davis Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Surronding the image is the inscription "TO JEFFERSON DAVIS/ PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA." |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
People |
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 |
Subjects |
Veterans Veterans' organizations Badges Monuments Monuments & memorials Reunions Conventions |
Search Terms |
Confederate UCV United Confederate Veterans Richmond (Va.) |