Silver badge for George Washington Perkins 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: Washington Perkins, American, ca.1826 - 1909
label: Subject of
content: 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: A Maltese cross with a disk at center showing Fort Sumter flying an American flag overhead in raised relief with water in the foreground. The owner’s name [Washnt Perkins 54 Ms. Vol / Co. A] is centered over the fort etched in a half-circle. Each of the arms of the cross is hand engraved with a battle fought by the 54th Massachusetts Infantry — (clockwise from top) Olustee, Darien, Wagner, and James Isd — done in different lettering than the owner’s name. The back of the badge has a T-bar pin closure.
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: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.104.12
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: H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 15/16 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 2.4 × 0.5 cm)