Black and Gold Epaulettes

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Orville E. Babcock

Description

This pair of epaulettes are with gold trim and braiding, and a gold pin at the tip. The Corp of Engineers insignia (a brass castle with three towers ) is in the center of the black oval and Major Oak Leaf insignia (brass leaves) face the Corp of Engineers insignia on either side. The epaulettes are set against a bright blue background.

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Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Publication Date

1863

Time Period

1860-1969

Object Type

physical object

Format (original)

artifact

Format (digital)

JPEG

Digital ID

USGPL_OEB_Black-Gold-Epaulettes_001

Source

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Orville E. Babcock Papers, Box 3

Repository

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Orville E. Babcock Papers, Box 3, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries