Wartime Civil War Silver Corps Badge with Battle Honors 25th Massachusetts Infantry
Wartime Civil War Silver Corps Badge with Battle Honors 25th Massachusetts Infantry - Inventory Number: IDE 299
A poignant relic of service and sacrifice, this wartime silver corps badge bears deeply engraved battle honors of the 25th Massachusetts Infantry and is attributed to a soldier wounded and captured at Cold Harbor.
The reverse of the badge serves as a personal chronicle, listing engagements from Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition to Grant’s Overland Campaign. These inscriptions reveal the veteran’s presence in a succession of hard-fought battles including:
• Roanoke, Feb 8, 1862
• New Bern, Mar 14, 1862
• Kinston, Dec 14, 1862
• Whitehall, Dec 16, 1862
• Goldsboro, Dec 17, 1862
• Gum Swamp, May 21, 1863
• Port Walthall, May 6, 1864
• Arrowfield Church, May 8, 1864
• Drewry’s Bluff, May 10, 1864
• Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864
At Cold Harbor, the soldier—identified as Moulton—was wounded and captured while leading a charge on June 3rd. He was subsequently confined at Libby Prison and later at Camp Sorghum, South Carolina.
This badge stands not only as a testament to a soldier’s service but also to the trials of combat, captivity, and endurance faced by Union troops throughout the war.
Comes housed in 8 x 12 riker display case with blue velvet and descriptive card.
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