SOLD!!! 30 North Carolina Inf. Identified Photo and Badge A wonderful grouping of a large veterans photo and an identified 1921 United Confederate Veterans national badge from the Chattanooga reunion. The veteran in the photograph is Henry Blake Shute of Co. E, 30th North Carolina Infantry. He was captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia on Oct. 19, 1864. He was confined at Point Lookout, Maryland until the end of the war. He took his Oath of Allegiance on June 20, 1865 at Point Lookout, MD. The 1921 UCV National badge has Shute's name written on the hanger of the badge. The ribbon is in good shape. There is a very small amount of rubbing where the red ribbon attaches to the drop. The photograph is a large photograph with Henry Shute as a veteran wearing his Southern Cross and holding a copy of the "Confederate Veteran" in his hand. The photograph is approximately 7 3/8 inches by 9 1/2 inches. The gray board it is attached to is approximately 10 1/4 inches by 13 1/2 inches. The photographer is Shelbys Studio, Gastonia, N.C. as noted on the front of the card. Written on the back of the photo is "General H.B. Shute". A great North Carolina veteran's grouping!!
Item #: 13876
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