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INVREF#CL8-18
This is a historical commemorative silk ribbon issued for the 55th Annual Reunion of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Association in 1925. Historical Details Event Purpose: The ribbon commemorates the 61st Anniversary of the Third Battle of Winchester (also known as the Battle of Opequan), an important American Civil War battle fought on September 19, 1864.
Featured Veteran: The portrait depicts Captain H. M. Abbott of Company G, who served as the association\'s treasurer for 55 years.
for is Major H. M. Abbott of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. While archival portraits from the Forbes Library Archives identify him as a member of Company G, military registries list his final rank as Major rather than Captain.
Service with the 37th Massachusetts
- Company Assignment: Served with Company G. Early in the regiment\'s organization, Company G won the distinction of being assigned to the prestigious \"right of the line\" for excellence in drill and discipline.
- Combat Injury: Major Abbott is recorded on the regiment\'s official Roll of Honor as having been wounded in the hand on May 18, 1864. This injury occurred during the brutal Overland Campaign near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia.
- Regimental Actions: Under his leadership window, the 37th Massachusetts fought across major eastern theater battlefields, including Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg.
Civil War Captain H. M. Abbott served in Company G of the 37th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, keeping detailed pocket diaries that documented historic campaigns like Gettysburg and the final Appomattox campaign.
Military Service and Records Company: Company G, 37th Massachusetts Infantry. Diaries & Archives: His personal pocket diaries from 1863 and 1865, which detail camp life, forced marches, and major engagements, are preserved in the Forbes Library Images from the Archives.
Post-War Involvement: He later was active in veterans\' organizations, serving as an officer/treasurer for the 37th Regiment Association and participating in regimental monument commemorations Reunion
Location: The event took place at the Memorial Building at 44 State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Date of Reunion: September 19, 1925. These silk commemorative ribbons were popular collectibles distributed to surviving Union veterans and their families during post-war encampments and regiment reunions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Buyer pays shipping. See photos for more details. The ribbon has age line tears at the bottom
