Object Details
- Description
- Pin made out of three United States Army staff buttons taken from the frock coat worn by Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman on his 1864 Savannah Campaign, popularly known as the "March to the Sea." An inscription engraved on the back of the center button reads "Worn by / Genl. W.T. Sherman / on the / March to the / Sea."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- wearer
- Sherman, William Tecumseh
- associated person
- Sherman, P.T.
- associated date
- 1864-11
- Credit Line
- Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman
- Physical Description
- metal, gilt (buttons (3) material)
- Measurements
- overall, bagged: 6 in x 3 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 9.525 cm x 1.27 cm
- Object Name
- pin
