Veteran ID Shield owned by Daniel Hammond
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Daniel Hammond, American, ca. 1840 - 1937
notes: label: Description
content: Veteran ID Shield owned by Daniel Hammond, Co. F, 4th MD USCT. The small, nickel silver medal features a shield under two banners. The top banner has a pin on the back. The front is engraved with “CO. F.” The second banner is attached to the top banner with two suspension rings. It is engraved on the front with “F” MD.” The shield is attached to the second banner with two suspension rings. Engraved at the top of the shield is “VOL. INF.” Below this is an engraved image of two crossed rifles with “WAR” engraved on the left side and “1861-5” engraved on the right side. Below the rifles is an engraved image of a cruciform. Engraved at the bottom of the Shield is “DANNIEL HAMMOND.”
place: label: Place depicted
content: Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.43.16
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
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: nickel silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 1 5/8 × 5/16 in. (6.5 × 4.2 × 0.8 cm)