Ribbon, Commemorative
Object number2008.133.4
Date1908
Mediumsilk
Credit LineIn memory of May Carrick Delbridge
DescriptionBeige silk ribbon. Blue printed event information on front surrounding central image of red diamond.Dimensions6.375 x 2.25 in. (16.2 x 5.7 cm)InscriptionsBlue print: "63rd / Regiment / Penn'a Volunteers / [image of red diamond shape] / Reunion, / August 20, 1908 / McKeesport, Pa".
Historical Notes63rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer's ribbon from 1908 Reunion, earned by William Carrick. Part of a collection of items related to the Carrick/Delbridge family. William Carrick (1840-1902) enlisted in the Company D, 63rd Regiment of Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Volunteers on August 1, 1861. He was captured on October 24, 1863 in Auburn Mills, Virginia, and spent 14 months as a POW in Andersonville, Georgia's prison; released November 26, 1864. He was discharged December 3, 1864 and married Sarah A. Whitaker (1836-1922) on September 6, 1866. He is buried beside her in the Anne Ashley United Methodist Church Cemetery in Munhall, PA.
Previous owner
William Carrick
(1840 - 1902)
Related institution
63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers
Related person
Sarah A. Whitaker
(1836 - 1922)
On View
Not on view
c. 1886
c. 1944
1945
