Pair of General of the Army shoulder straps worn by William T. Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1872
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of shoulder straps worn by William Tecumseh Sherman when he held the rank of General of the Army after the Civil War. The two shoulder straps are embroidered in metallic thread with the coat of arms of the United States, an eagle facing left over three American flags, between two five point stars with a gold border. Sherman designed these straps in 1872 for his use as General of the Army, and wore them until his resignation from the post of Commanding General of the United States Army in 1883.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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.15941
label: catalog number
content: 15941
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: insignia, pair of
label: Other Terms
content: insignia, pair of; Army; Shoulder Strap; Staff; General; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metallic thread (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, box: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 13.335 cm x 4.445 cm