- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Washington, George W., American, 1847 - 1926
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in. (3 x 3 x 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- After escaping slavery, Washington enlisted as a musician at age 16 in the U.S. Colored Infantry.
- Description
- Brass disk with attachment hole at the top. Obverse: struck with image of eagle with shield and arrows at center and "IN THE WAR OF/ UNION/ 1861, 2 & 3" around perimeter. Reverse: individual letters die stamped "DRUMMIER" across lower center and "CoE.2nd REGT.NCC.VOLS GEORGE. WASHINGTON” around the perimeter.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- badges
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Military
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




