Colonel shoulder straps worn by John Rutter Brooke
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1861
label: Associated Date
content: 1861-1864
name: label: user
content: Brooke, John Rutter
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Shoulder straps worn by John Rutter Brooke when he held the rank of colonel of the 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The two shoulder straps feature a metallic thread eagle on a tan background with a metallic thread border. Brooke was colonel of the 53rd PA from 1861-1864.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
label: Subject
content: Civil War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Major General John R. Brooke, USA (Ret.)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.22100
label: catalog number
content: 22100
label: accession number
content: 63543
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Insignia, Pair of
label: Other Terms
content: Insignia, Pair of; Army; Shoulder Strap; Infantry; Colonel; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 1 1/2 in x 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.905 cm