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THB[CIVIL WAR] (11) Union Ladder Badges
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LiveNov 22, 2025
This exclusive catalog presents a select offering from the personal collection of Alejandro "Alex" de Quesada Jr., renowned historian, author, and collector. The catalog features exceptionally rare swords, historically significant belt buckles and military insignia, original Civil War flags, and a wide range of ephemera representing pivotal moments in military history. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
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A group of eleven (11) regimental ladder badges, including three (3) identified examples, all with original pin soldered to the reverse. Includes:
1. J.M. Dennison / Co. F. / 49th / O.V.I. / 61 65 two-piece badge. 1 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.
James M. Dennison (ca 1829-1914) enlisted on 16 August 1861 as a wagoner into Company F of the 49th Ohio Infantry. The regiment moved south, fighting in several of the major battles and campaigns of the Western Theater, including Shiloh, Corinth, and Stones River. Dennison mustered out on 30 September 1864 shortly after his regiment fought at the bloody Battle of Chickamauga.2. Co. M / 2" OHIO / Vol. H.A. / War 1861-5 / John A. Haskin three-piece ladder badge. 1 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.
John A. Haskins was 18 years old when he enlisted on 5 August 1863 as a private into Company M of the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery. They saw service in Kentucky and East Tennessee. Haskins mustered out at Nashville at the end of the war and became a member of GAR Post #35 (Zach Chandler) in South Haven, Michigan.
3. C.A. Shotwell. / U.S.N. USS JAMESTOWN / War 1861-5 two-piece badge. 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.
The USS Jamestown was assigned to the Atlantic Blockading Squadron and had a record of outstanding efficiency. After she was recommissioned on 5 June 1861, she chased the bark Alvarado off Fernandina, Florida, and set her ablaze. She then captured the schooner Aigburth, and four days later captured and scuttled the schooner Colonel Long. Before the close of the year, she captured the schooner Havelock. Her final prize was the brig Intended on 1 May 1862. She then moved to the Pacific to protect American ships from Confederate privateers.
4. Co. M / 1 / WISCONSIN / Vol. Cav. 4-piece ladder badge. 2 1/16 x 3 7/16 in.
A hard-fought Western Theater cavalry regiment, the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was one of two cavalry regiments credited with the final capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on 10 May 1865.
5. Troop B 4th Illinois Vol. Cav. shield-shaped badge. 1 x 1 5/16 in.
The 4th Illinois served in the Western Theater, fighting at the Battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and the Siege of Corinth.
6. Co. I / 32 OHIO. / Vol. Inf. three-piece ladder badge. 1 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.
After they were organized at Mansfield, Ohio, they moved to western Virginia and fought throughout the rough Appalachian terrain including the Battles of Cheat Mountain, Cross Keys, and Harpers Ferry. At the end of 1862, they transferred to the Army of the Tennessee, fighting at the Battles of Jackson and Champion Hill, then joined the Siege of Vicksburg (assaulting on 19 & 22 May). They then participated in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and the Carolinas Campaign.
7. Co. E / 48' WIS. / Vol. Inf. three-piece ladder badge. 1 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.
Organized late in the war in February 1865 at Milwaukee, they were stationed in Kansas throughout the remainder of the conflict. They mustered out at Fort Leavenworth on 24 March 1866.
8. Co. B / 41 / 105 / OHIO / Vol. Inf. five-piece ladder badge. 2 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.
Probably from a soldier who served in both the 41st and 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantries. The 41st served the entirety of the war in the Western Theater, fighting at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. The 105th was also in the West, joining the Atlanta Campaign and the Carolinas Campaign to close the war.
9. Co. C / 15 OHIO / Vol. Inf. 4-piece ladder badge. 2 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.
Originally mustered as a 3-month unit, the regiment was reorganized at Mansfield and then moved into the Western Theater, fighting at Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge. They fought across Georgia in the Atlanta Campaign before closing the war fighting at the Battle of Bentonville.
10. Co. F / 176 / N.Y. / Vol. Inf. 5-piece ladder badge. 2 1/16 x 3 7/8 in.
Known as the "Ironsides" the 176th New York Infantry operated in Louisiana, protecting New Orleans and fighting in the Red River Campaign. They moved east in 1864 to join the Valley Campaigns before finishing the war in the Carolinas. The ladder badge is enhanced by the acorn-shaped badge of the XIV Corps.
11. CAMP. / 47 / OHIO / S.V.U.S.A. 4-piece ladder badge. 2 1/16 x 2 7/16 in.
A badge for the son of a veteran of the 47th Ohio, a regiment that was bloodied throughout the Western Theater, Atlanta Campaign, and the Carolinas. Notably, the regiment had 14 recipients of the Medal of Honor, the most of any Ohio regiment during the war.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Relics, Militaria, Accouterment, Equipment, Uniforms] [Medals, Corps Badges, Badges, Ribbons]
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