Original U.S. Civil War “Soldier-Made” Silver 20th Corps Badge By 2nd LT. John R. Mills of the 60th Regiment New York Volunteers Restoration Materials and rear sight base marked

and rear sight base marked with shortened number 942

The magazine floor plate is dated 1915

Overall the cannon on its field carriage measures 28" with 11" wheels

The bloodied New Englanders continued the fight at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel

and F Company would destroy guns numbered one and two

Original U.S. Civil War “Soldier-Made” Silver 20th Corps Badge By 2nd LT. John R. Mills of the 60th Regiment New York Volunteers Restoration Materials and rear sight base markedOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. Corps badges in the American Civil War were originally worn by soldiers of the Union Army on the top of their army forage cap (kepi), left side of the hat, or over their left breast. The idea is attributed to Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, who ordered the men in his division to sew a two inch square of red cloth on their hats to avoid confusion on the battlefield. This idea was adopted by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker after he