- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Fields, Ira, American, died 1918
- Subject of
- Unassigned Company A, United States Colored Infantry, American, 1864 - 1865
- Date
- ca. 1864
- Medium
- copper alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/8 × 1 3/16 × 3/16 in. (2.8 × 3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- An identification badge for Ira Fields of Company A, Virginia Colored Guards. The badge is copper alloy in a pentagonal star shape. Engraving around the edge of the badge reads [Ira / Fields / Va. / Colored / Guards] with [Co. A] appearing at center. There is a decorative border around the center and along the wide side of each section. Hinged pin on the back slides into fastener. There are no marks on the back.
- Place depicted
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- 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, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2019.26.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




