Badge, Confederate Ladder
Object number2008.268.185
Dateca 1880
Mediummetal
Dimensions2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionConfederate Ladder Badge for John Kellett of Company E, 1st Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry.Kellett enlisted in the 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles on June 9, 1861 at Fort Smith, Arkansas. He served in Co. E. Kellett was discharged Sept. 9, 1861. He may have re-enlisted the next year in the 38th Arkansas Infantry.
Status
Not on viewJuly 17, 1862
February 4, 1862
October 24, 1862