US Army uniform sash

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/565f32bb43b45b7ed951db993a20c26e

Title

US Army uniform sash

Creator

Boyd, Captain George
United States, Army
United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

Date

Used: not earlier than 1861 - not later than 1866

Description

United States Army officer's red knit silk sash was worn by Captain George Boyd during the Civil War. Boyd enlisted with the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on April 29, 1861 and was mustered as a sergeant in Company E. He was hospitalized between August and December of 1862 and returned commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Boyd was wounded in the right thigh at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 but returned to active duty in October. Boyd was mustered out with the regiment on May 5, 1864 and re-enlisted in Hatch's Battalion of Cavalry.

Subject

Civil War
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

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10053779

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10378278

Citation

Boyd, Captain George, United States, Army, and United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), “US Army uniform sash,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7895.

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