Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Shoulder strap worn by John Rutter Brooke when he held the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army. The shoulder strap features a five point star on a black fabric field with gold metallic thread border. Brooke was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in 1864 and held the rank in the regular army from 1888-1897.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- user
- Brooke, John Rutter
- Credit Line
- Major General John R. Brooke, USA (Ret.)
- Physical Description
- cloth (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall, boxed: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 13.335 cm x 4.445 cm
- Object Name
- Insignia, Pair of
- insignia
- Other Terms
- Insignia, Pair of; Army; Shoulder Strap; Staff; Brigadier General; Officer
