United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive Robert Clarke signed his Attestation

Robert Clarke signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (623181) with the 61st Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Battalion" on September 8

His commander was Lieutenant Lynch Mayden

1883 in Victoria

There is evidence that insignia formerly pinned into the shoulder boards have been removed

United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive Robert Clarke signed his AttestationA badge constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse presents the intertwined initials SUV, surrounded by the official motto GRATIA DEI SERVATUS, with the year MDCCCLXXXI (1881), circumscribed by a laurel wreath, with cannons crossing behind, with an eagle perched atop, the reverse presents the Sons of Veterans Coat of Arms and the patent date Nov 20, 1888, measuring 30. 49 mm (w) x 36. 32 mm (h), on loop for suspension from period original ribbon,