Unit badge for Ira Fields of Unassigned Company A of the U.S. Colored Infantry

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An identification badge for Ira Fields of Company A, Virginia Colored Guards. The badge is copper alloy in a pentagonal star shape. Engraving around the edge of the badge reads [Ira / Fields / Va. / Colored / Guards] with [Co. A] appearing at center. There is a decorative border around the center and along the wide side of each section. Hinged pin on the back slides into fastener. There are no marks on the back.

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