Pin made of William T. Sherman uniform buttons
date: label: associated date
content: 1864-11
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
label: associated person
content: Sherman, P.T.
notes: label: Description
content: Pin made out of three United States Army staff buttons taken from the frock coat worn by Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman on his 1864 Savannah Campaign, popularly known as the "March to the Sea." An inscription engraved on the back of the center button reads "Worn by / Genl. W.T. Sherman / on the / March to the / Sea."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Civil War memorialization
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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.15953
label: catalog number
content: 15953
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (buttons (3) material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, bagged: 6 in x 3 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 9.525 cm x 1.27 cm