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This Officer's brass epaulette was recovered during excavations at historic Fort Hays, in Ellis County, by Kansas Historical Society archeologists in 1966. An epaulette is an ornamental should piece used as insignia on military uniforms. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1867-1889
Item Number: 446978
Call Number: 14EL301-15631
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 446978
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Military - Equipment - Uniforms
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - Men
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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