US Army uniform sash

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/7a20cdc7c4f7fe7767dca55aa9f33093

Title

US Army uniform sash

Creator

United States, Army
Densmore, Benjamin

Date

Used: not earlier than 1861 - not later than 1865

Description

United States Army officer's red knit silk sash with two bullion tassels. The sash was worn during the Civil War by Captain Benjamin Densmore of the 4th United States Colored Heavy Artillery.

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)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=10117942

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10173568

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)

Citation

United States, Army and Densmore, Benjamin, “US Army uniform sash,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 31, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14919.

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