Sixth Corps Officers Shoulder Straps
Title
Sixth Corps Officers Shoulder Straps
Subject
Subject - Civil War Firearms and Militaria
Creator
Henry Wyllys Dixon 1846-1917
Date
1868
Contributor
Marguerite Dixon Clark
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Language
En-US
Type
Still Image
Text
Three pairs of shoulder straps, including those of a cavalry second lieutenant, an infantry first lieutenant, and an artillery captain, mounted on wood fashioned in the shape of the VI Corps badge, painted diagonally with the colors of the three divisions, and with a US emblem in gilt paint at center. Sold by Cowan's Auctions, provenance traced to Capt. James Wyllys Dixon, son of Sen. James Dixon and Elizabeth L.C. Dixon, friend of John Sedgwick, Cornwall, CT
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