US Army uniform sash

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/bf0a3cea53bd1a23e95a05a7dc1f2178

Title

US Army uniform sash

Creator

United States, Army, Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1864-1865)
Heffelfinger, Christopher B

Date

Used: not earlier than 1861 - not later than 1865

Description

United States Army officer's red knit silk sash with tassels. The sash was worn during the Civil War by Major Christopher B. Heffelfinger of the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment.

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=10309328

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10250828

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, Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1864-1865) and Heffelfinger, Christopher B, “US Army uniform sash,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15374.

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