Identification tag for drummer “George Washington,” with American eagle
date: label: Date
content: 1863
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: George W. Washington, American, 1847 - 1926
notes: label: Caption
content: After escaping slavery, Washington enlisted as a musician at age 16 in the U.S. Colored Infantry.
label: Description
content: Brass disk with attachment hole at the top. Obverse: struck with image of eagle with shield and arrows at center and "IN THE WAR OF/ UNION/ 1861, 2 & 3" around perimeter. Reverse: individual letters die stamped "DRUMMIER" across lower center and "CoE.2nd REGT.NCC.VOLS GEORGE. WASHINGTON” around the perimeter.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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
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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: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: 2011.51.6
objectType: label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: brass (alloy)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in. (3 x 3 x 0.3 cm)