Pair of First Lieutenant epaulets worn by William T. Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1841
label: associated date
content: 1832-1872
name: label: associated person
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
label: maker
content: Horstmann Brothers & Company
notes: label: Description
content: One pair of gold epaulets worn by William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 when he was serving as a First Lieutenant in the Third Artillery, US Army. The epaulets, made of gold thread embroidery and gold coiled fringe, are ornamented with a raised gold embroidered "3" regimental insignia, although the 3 seems to have been removed from one of the pair.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
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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.15940
label: catalog number
content: 15940
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: insignia, pair of
label: Other Terms
content: insignia, pair of; Army; Epaulette; Artillery; Rgt 3; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metallic thread, gilt (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (mounted): 12 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 26.67 cm x 8.89 cm