ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR EMBROIDERED 42ND OHIO HARDEE HAT INSIGNIA GEN. GARFIELD

Description

Up for sale is an original Civil War officer embroidered Hardee hat insignia. It measures  3" x  2" and is near pristine condition. This along with several other Garfield items came from an estate with direct ties to General James Garfield, including a 42nd Ohio Infantry embroidered hat insignia, which is being sold in a separate auction. The piece shows a nice deep aged patina with minimal wear. Both brass wire attachments on the rear are still present. The back cloth is loose, with some fraying.  Great item to add to your collection of one of the more sought after Ohio Generals, and later President. Note: you are bidding on the Hardee hat insignia by itself, the other items including the CDV is being sold in separate auctions.
Please view photo's for condition, and ask any questions before close of auction. Thank you
No out of country shipping. > SORRY
Be sure to check my other auctions for additional James Garfield, and Ohio Political items
The 42nd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at
Camp Chase
in
Columbus, Ohio
September through November 1861 and mustered in for three years service on December 7, 1861, under the command of
Colonel
James Abram Garfield
.
The regiment was attached to 18th Brigade,
Army of the Ohio
, to March 1862. 26th Brigade, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. 4th Brigade, Cumberland Division, District of West Virginia,
Department of the Ohio
, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 9th Division, Right Wing,
XIII Corps
,
Department of the Tennessee
, to December 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 9th Division, XIII Corps,
Army of the Tennessee
, to February 1863. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, XIII Corps, to July 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to August 1863, and
Department of the Gulf
to September 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, to November 1863. Plaquemine, District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, to June 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division,
XIX Corps
, to December 1864.
Companies A, B, C, and D mustered out September 30, 1864; companies E and F mustered out November 25, 1864; companies G, H, I, and K mustered out December 2, 1864 (all at Camp Chase). Veterans and recruits were transferred to the
96th Ohio Infantr
y