Pair of Major General epaulets worn by William T. Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1865
label: used date
content: 1865-1866
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
notes: label: Description
content: One pair of gold epaulets worn by William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 when he was serving as Major General in the Army. The epaulets are ornamented with two silver stars, backed with red fabric.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
label: Subject
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: William Tecumseh Sherman
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.15939
label: catalog number
content: 15939
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: insignia, pair of
label: Other Terms
content: insignia, pair of; Army; Epaulette; Major General; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metallic thread (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (on mount): 4 1/2 in x 12 in x 10 in; 11.43 cm x 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm