7th Ohio Insignia / SOLD
7th Ohio Insignia - Inventory Number: INS 389 / SOLD
One of the only unit-specific badges worn during the war, the rooster badge is associated with the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed "The Roosters. How the regiment received the designation is not entirely clear, but it is reported that their commander Colonel Creighton would crow like a rooster before battle. The 7th Ohio saw heavy action, participating at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and the Atlanta Campaign.
The reverse bears one of the two original wire fixing devices and the soldered base for the second an excellent example of one of the rarest civil war insignia.
Comes housed in 6 x 8 riker display case with red velvet and descriptive card.