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Veteran's Pin of Colonel Charles S. Russell, commander of the 10th Connecticut Infantry. He was the first Connecticut regimental commander to be KIA on February 8, 1862 while making an amphibious assault on Roanoke Island, NC.
Russell was a famous person being a member of the Wide-Awakes and had joined the local militia company, the Derby Blues, at age 17.
This pin was made by the New England Flag and Regalia Companyin Stamford, CT. The actual size is a little bit bigger than a quarter.
Own a piece of Connecticut Civil War history.
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