irish Posted April 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 7, 2020 Major William H. Lambert was a member of the 33rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Entered service as an enlisted person and rose to the rank of brevet Major by the end of the war. Major Lambert had a several interesting distinctions. He had 2 horses shot from underneath him..... One in the fighting around Chatanooga and the second at the battle of Peach Tree Creek just outside of Atlanta. In addition he was part of a reconnaissance force sent into Atlanta just after the surrender of the city, Being some of the first Union soldiers in that city..... Major Lambert was also awarded a Medal of Honor post war. However it would be rescinded in 1914. Fortunately he had passed away in 1912 and did not have to experience it. Crescent shaped 11th Corps badge. Jeweler made in Philadelphia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted April 7, 2020 20th Corps Badge. with battles engraved... Savannah in first photo. Second photo starts with Antietam and then Fredericksburg... Followed by Chatanooga and then battle's leading south to Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted April 7, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 7, 2020 Now Those Are Real Pieces Of American Civil War History.Thank You For Posting Them For Us All To See.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted April 7, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 7, 2020 Nice badges Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 7, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 7, 2020 That’s top shelf. Excellent badges. My compliments Irish thanks for posting. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted April 7, 2020 Thank you Scotty, Robert and Mike. ,I will post some other items of interest from Major Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted April 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 8, 2020 Great looking and interesting badges! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted April 8, 2020 Here is a photo of Major William Lambert in 1865. At this time he was Acting Asst. Inspector General on the staff of Maj. General O.B. Wilcox for the District of Washington. You can see the 20th Corps Badge being worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 8, 2020 Share #9 Posted April 8, 2020 Irish that is amazing. What a great group ,nothing better than a photo of him wearing the badge. My compliments. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted April 8, 2020 Thanks Mike, your kind words are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted April 8, 2020 Great looking and interesting badges! Frank Thank you Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted April 8, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 8, 2020 very cool Badges and picture - love the history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted April 8, 2020 very cool Badges and picture - love the history Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted April 9, 2020 Share #14 Posted April 9, 2020 Absolutely stunning badges. Thanks for sharing them with us! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted April 9, 2020 An interesting item belonging to Maj.Lambert. This is a leather shield from the horse blanket worn on the horse shot from underneath the Major. It has the numerals for the 33rd New Jersey....The sender lists the Battle of Cequachie Creek, (sp.I think it is spelled with and S on the beginning). This was near Chattanooga......The shield and attached letter were sent by a member of the 33rd New Jersey to Major Lambert's father with a description and a few notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16 Posted April 9, 2020 That is an amazing grouping. Am I reading it correctly ? The shield has the bullet hole from the round that killed his horse. Bullet struck pieces with provenance are few and far between. Again well done Irish .Thank you very much for posting. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted April 9, 2020 Mike, that is the way I am reading it. These items were and are still mounted in an album done sometime post war by the Lambert family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 9, 2020 Share #18 Posted April 9, 2020 My compliments again ,for preserving these pieces and sharing them here. Well done. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th.MG.BN Posted April 9, 2020 Share #19 Posted April 9, 2020 Outstanding group. I too love seeing period pictures of the soilder wearing the badge. Thanks for sharing. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share #20 Posted April 9, 2020 Thanks fellas for the positive comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiques Posted April 9, 2020 Share #21 Posted April 9, 2020 Great badges and photo! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted April 10, 2020 William Lambert had served in the 27th N.J. Volunteers as 1st Lt. (9 month troops) prior to his service with the 33rd New Jersey. Here are two of Major Lambert's cap badges. First is the 27th New Jersey on blue diamond. A number of 27th veterans moved to the 33rd after their 9 month service. William Lambert and their commander Colonel George Washington Mindil being two. "The 33rd New Jersey was established as a Zouave unit which was supposed to assist in recruiting because of the colorful uniforms". The uniforms had red detail and facings for the enlisted men. I am assuming that the red backing color on Major Lambert's 33rd cap badge was chosen too match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 10, 2020 Share #23 Posted April 10, 2020 More great badges that we know their history. It’s nice to know there are still gems out there like this. A lot of groups have been broken up to sell them. Thanks again for posting these Irish. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted April 10, 2020 Thanks Mike. All of these pieces were put in a professionally bound album sometime after the war. They have survived because of this. The album is leather bound with many pages and wood cutouts were badges and other items were mounted. On a side note William Lambert was one of the largest collectors of Lincolniana (I think that is a word). His collection was auctioned off after his death in 1912. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted April 10, 2020 Share #25 Posted April 10, 2020 Beautiful badges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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