US Army general's sash

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/46af14f873fcd2b329c3ea049c5ed7db

Title

US Army general's sash

Creator

Sibley, Henry Hastings
United States, Army

Date

Used: not earlier than 1862 - not later than 1866

Description

United States Army general's tasseled sash. The knitted silk sash's buff color indicates the rank of general. The sash was worn by Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley.

Subject

U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
Civil War
Military.1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars).Clothing.Accessories
sash (costume accessory)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10229860

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10194975

Citation

Sibley, Henry Hastings and United States, Army, “US Army general's sash,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8350.

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