- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Manufactured by
- S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s
- Owned by
- Perkins, Washington, American, ca.1826 - 1909
- Subject of
- 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
- Date
- 1864-1865
- Medium
- sterling silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 15/16 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 2.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A Maltese cross with a disk at center showing Fort Sumter flying an American flag overhead in raised relief with water in the foreground. The owner’s name [Washnt Perkins 54 Ms. Vol / Co. A] is centered over the fort etched in a half-circle. Each of the arms of the cross is hand engraved with a battle fought by the 54th Massachusetts Infantry — (clockwise from top) Olustee, Darien, Wagner, and James Isd — done in different lettering than the owner’s name. The back of the badge has a T-bar pin closure.
- 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
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.104.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




