US Army medical officer's uniform sash

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/0b9b0158c9743e788a92fb6c58f1535e

Title

US Army medical officer's uniform sash

Creator

Stewart, Jacob Henry
United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

Date

Used: not earlier than 1861 - not later than 1865

Description

Green knit silk United States Army officer's sash worn by Doctor Jacob H. Stewart during the Civil War. Stewart was appointed Chief Surgeon of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June of 1861. In the aftermath of the First Battle of Bull Run, Stewart stayed on the battlefield caring for wounded Confederate soldiers as well as the wounded men from the 1st Minnesota. He was taken prisoner and held at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. After his release Stewart became Post Surgeon at Fort Snelling and he served there until the end of the war.

Subject

Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
Military.1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars).Clothing.Accessories
Sash (costume accessory)
Military uniform

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=10247872

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10400019

Date

Used: not earlier than 1861 - not later than 1865

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
Military.1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars).Clothing.Accessories
Sash (costume accessory)
Military uniform

Citation

Stewart, Jacob Henry and United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), “US Army medical officer's uniform sash,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 4, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14155.

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