katieony Posted October 1, 2024 #1 Posted October 1, 2024 Here's an interesting 6th Corps ID badge to a member of the 4th Vermont Volunteers. There is only one soldier in Company F roster with the initials "A.A.G." Albert A. Graves was from Brattleboro, enlisted on August 24, 1861, mustered in on September 21, 1861, and was wounded during the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. His wound was severe enough that he was discharged for disability on March 6, 1863. That's as far as I've researched the badge. Not something I typically collect and may end up offering it for sale. The badge measures 1 1/4" wide x 1 1/4" tall with a T-bar pin on the reverse.
katieony Posted October 1, 2024 Author #2 Posted October 1, 2024 Another photo from a different angle showing the nice dark patina on the front of the badge.
tdogchristy90 Posted October 1, 2024 #3 Posted October 1, 2024 Very nice! I developed a soft spot for the battle after visiting there last year.
USCapturephotos Posted October 2, 2024 #4 Posted October 2, 2024 That’s a nice corps badge! I hunted some of their camps before 3rd Winchester and found one nice coat size Vermont button along with other relics. Paul
M24 Chaffee Posted October 2, 2024 #5 Posted October 2, 2024 Great looking badge and great that you were able to put the soldier’s name to it! Frank
katieony Posted October 3, 2024 Author #6 Posted October 3, 2024 On 10/1/2024 at 7:23 PM, tdogchristy90 said: Very nice! I developed a soft spot for the battle after visiting there last year. It's a very interesting and historical battlefield and town. I think most people spend most their time at the Marye's Heights / Sunken Road area of the battlefield and don't visit the Slaughter Pen Farm area (which in recent years has been preserved) where significant fighting took place.
katieony Posted October 3, 2024 Author #7 Posted October 3, 2024 11 hours ago, M24 Chaffee said: Great looking badge and great that you were able to put the soldier’s name to it! Frank Thankfully he put all three of his initials on it!
katieony Posted October 3, 2024 Author #8 Posted October 3, 2024 On 10/1/2024 at 8:08 PM, USCapturephotos said: That’s a nice corps badge! I hunted some of their camps before 3rd Winchester and found one nice coat size Vermont button along with other relics. Paul Thank you. That must have been a lot of fun relic hunting Civil War sites!
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