Raynors HCA 2019-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/21/2019
Rare ladder badge for Company C of the 82nd Illinois Infantry, 2-3/4”x2”, with dangler. Fine condition. The 82nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the "2nd Hecker Regiment," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the three "German" regiments furnished to the Union by Illinois. Approximately two-thirds of its members were German immigrants and most of the other third was composed of immigrants from various countries. Company C was almost entirely Jewish
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