Insignia Entire board collection

[Salterr]

Everything so far. We have medical boards, USCT boards, engineers boards, cavalry, artillery, Infantry and staff boards, regimental quartermaster boards, navy paymaster, 1 and 2 star general boards! single double and triple borders! The other insignia collectors are giving me a run for my money. They have such nice pieces too but I'm glad we are all preserving them

 

[JOHN42768]

Fabulous collection

 

[gary]

Wow! Any idea who the generals were?

No chaplain straps with the Cross?

 

[Salterr]

The brigadier is identified to Robert Anderson

The major general has no ID but included two inkwells and a cased pen.

Chaplain straps are post war. During the war they weren't given regulation insignia but post war they get straps with a shepards crook and turn of the century they get the slanted Latin cross.

There's about 6 or so identified sets in the photos @gary

 

[MikeVC]

Beautiful. I am new, so maybe you answered this before but how do you come about such precious things?

 

[Salterr]

Beautiful. I am new, so maybe you answered this before but how do you come about such precious things?

Private collections and fellow collectors, relic shops and eBay. Be extremely careful on eBay and in general. There are so many fake pieces of civil war material it's best to buy the reference books first. I have much more insignia if you want to see. Hat badges and epaulettes also a well rounded collection of other areas of the war. I can help you with authenticating pieces and how to determine what's real or not. Do you want a list of reputable sites too?

 

[Salterr]

Beautiful. I am new, so maybe you answered this before but how do you come about such precious things?

I also moderate a few civil war relic groups on Facebook as well along side the dealers let me know if you want those too

 

[delta rifles]

You said the Brigadier's shoulder boards are attributed to General Robert Anderson...like THE Robert Anderson of Fort Sumter fame? Either way, awesome!

I am mesmerized by the last image of the artillery lieutenant's shoulder boards. Is that buckram or a thick osnaburg underneath the eaten away layer of what looks like a velvet border? I've always been interested in the interlinings (I guess you could call it that in this instance) of garments from this time.

 

[Salterr]

You said the Brigadier's shoulder boards are attributed to General Robert Anderson...like THE Robert Anderson of Fort Sumter fame? Either way, awesome!

I am mesmerized by the last image of the artillery lieutenant's shoulder boards. Is that buckram or a thick osnaburg underneath the eaten away layer of what looks like a velvet border? I've always been interested in the interlinings (I guess you could call it that in this instance) of garments from this time.

That is what I was told
But I cannot be certain. It was part of a framed collection. Andersons photo, and uniform button and written description on the frame. In the photo he is wearing a single border strap. I took just the board.

So that last image is of straps owned by R R Hazard, Rhode Island militia I believe and later USCT. The red field is velvet and the outer border is actually the underlay that hasn't been stitched down to the back of the straps. The majority of civil war straps are open construction on the back and that exposes the buckram layer on some pieces. Other boards, especially the bigger multi border ones have a leather or waxed paper backing. There's one set that's damaged in the photo first row second in with border damage and you can see how the borders are built up underneath the bullion.
The staff set above hazard's boards are boards of Dellos Jewell 10th Michigan

George Rockwood 15th Massachusetts with 1851 eagle badge above that

 

[Salterr]

You said the Brigadier's shoulder boards are attributed to General Robert Anderson...like THE Robert Anderson of Fort Sumter fame? Either way, awesome!

I am mesmerized by the last image of the artillery lieutenant's shoulder boards. Is that buckram or a thick osnaburg underneath the eaten away layer of what looks like a velvet border? I've always been interested in the interlinings (I guess you could call it that in this instance) of garments from this time.

Check these construction methods out and the detail of the underlay waffle pattern

 

[gary]

Robert Anderson! Amazing if true.

 

[FrankN]

Just a beautiful collection! The photos of the undersides make for an interesting display also!

Frank