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Civil War XVth Corps Insignia Badge Reproduction in Brass [201007]

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Civil War XVth Corps Insignia Badge Reproduction in Brass [201007]
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This badge is the insignia of the Fourteenth Army Corps under General Logan during the Civil War. Made of brass with the stamping "40 rounds/ US" at 1.25 in. X 1.25 in. square with rope border (as a reproduction). Two loops on back for mounting. The story behind its inception is more interesting than the badge itself. The XVth and X11th met at Chattanooga in 1863. Apparently, the X11th was bragging about their star and crescent badges noting that the XVth did not have a badge denoting their corp at all. Male bravado ensued. A member of the XVth commented that the X11th needed both the moon and the stars to find their way home after the battle of Chancellorsville where they were whooped soundly by the Confederates. Not to be outdone, a soldier from the XVth slapped his cartridge box and promptly stated "forty rounds in the cartridge box and twenty in the pocket". When word got to General Logan of this story he promptly made it the official badge of his corp. Union soldiers were issued forty rounds before retreat. Having twenty more rounds in your pocket implies that your aren't leaving until we say it's over. Please see photo for details.


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