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- Military History Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s
- Owned by
- Hill, Alexander, American, born 1831
- Subject of
- 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
- Date
- 1864-1865
- Medium
- sterling silver
- Dimensions
- 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- Hill was wounded during the assault on Ft. Wagner, South Carolina.
- Description
- Cross with a disk at center (pin on reverse). Front: "E. A.HILL. 54.Ms.Vol/ Co. A" incised around top of disk above Fort Sumter flying an American flag with water in the foreground; "James Isd", “Olustee", "Darien.", "Wagner" are engraved on arms of cross (clockwise from top).
- Place depicted
- Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Fort Wagner, Charleston%2BCounty%22&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- James Island, Charleston%2BCounty%22&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.