Silver badge for Alexander Hill of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
date: label: Date
content: 1864-1865
name: label: Manufactured by
content: S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s
label: Owned by
content: Alexander Hill, American, born 1831
label: Subject of
content: 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
notes: label: Caption
content: Hill was wounded during the assault on Ft. Wagner, South Carolina.
label: Description
content: Cross with a disk at center (pin on reverse). Front: "E. A.HILL. 54.Ms.Vol/ Co. A" incised around top of disk above Fort Sumter flying an American flag with water in the foreground; "James Isd", “Olustee", "Darien.", "Wagner" are engraved on arms of cross (clockwise from top).
place: label: Place depicted
content: Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Fort Wagner, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.51.7
objectType: label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm)