Sash worn by US Army General John Brooke
date: label: associated date
content: 1851 - 1860
label: date worn
content: 1864-1866
name: label: wearer
content: Brooke, John Rutter
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Yellow silk sash with two matching tassels worn by John Rutter Brooke after his promotion to the rank of general in 1864. Brooke was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers on May 12, 1864, then brevet major general of volunteers on August 1, 1864. He wore this sash until 1866.
place: label: place worn
content: United States: Virginia
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Army
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.22930
label: catalog number
content: 22930
label: accession number
content: 63843
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Insignia
label: Other Terms
content: Insignia; Army; Sash; Officer, General
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, packaging: 30 in x 9 in x 3 in; 76.2 cm x 22.86 cm x 7.62 cm