Badge, Civil War Veteran's Ladder - Elias Branick
Object number2010.056.24
Datecirca 1880's
Mediumnickel silver
Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (6.4 x 4.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionCivil War Veteran's ladderback badge owned by Elias Branick. Branick served as a sergeant in the 1st Arkansas Union Cavalry. The badge shows the 7th Corps symbol (Dept. of Arkansas) and crossed sabers. At the bottom: "61-65". Double stamped on reverse: "J.S. Ginger/Sole Agent/St. Louis" and "Steiner & B. Co./St. Louis".Elias Branick was born on July 28, 1842 in Surry Co., North Carolina (there is a discrepancy about his birthday - his enlistment papers have him as being born July 31st, 1834). He enlisted with the Union Army on March 31, 1862 in McDonald Co., Missouri as a sergeant. His person description at enlistment was:
Height - 5ft9.75"
Light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He lists his occupation as farming.
Branick served in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Union Cavalry.
He died Nov. 28, 1917 in Missouri.
Status
Not on view
May 1, 1865
1861-1865
June 14, 1880
1861-1865