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A great badge worn by Michael Odenot of the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry.  The badge is very interesting because instead of putting his unit on it, he put "1st Corp, 2nd Div., 1st Brig. - Army Potomac".  On top of that his name was spelled wrong on the badge or in the official records (M. Oudinot).  My guess is the recruiting officer spelled it wrong on the official records.  Oudinot would have been standing in front of the badge maker as he made the badge and spelled his name.  In order to identify him I had to review the personel in the 13 regiments that had at one time been in the 2nd Division, 1st Brigade of the 1st Corp.  Fortunately for me there was only one possibility in all those thousands of names!!! 

 

The 107 Pennsylvania Infantry was a hard fighting unit in the Army of the Potomac.  Oudinot (Odenot)  mustered into Co. E, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry on February 28, 1862.  He was mustered out February 7, 1865.  He was wounded at Fredericksburg.  A unique badge with a great history!