Description: DETAILS: Original badge issued by the First Defenders Association featuring Nick Biddle, "First Man to Shed Blood in the Rebellion." Pinback button measures 1 3/4" inches. Caption reads: "First Man to Shed Blood in the Great Rebellion 1861-65, Nicholas Biddle" along with his portrait photo. Verso has union label and manufacturer credits by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, NJ, also attached red, white, and blue ribbon, 3 x 1 1/2 inches which reads "Reunion of First Defenders Association". Potts, PA, 18 April 1905. BACKGROUND: Nick Biddle (1796-1876) Was an African-American Union Army soldier was the first man wounded in hostile action during the American Civil War. He was born into slavery in Delaware, and later escaped to the North and was taken in by the banker Nicholas Biddle in Philadelphia. Biddle settled in Pottsville where he was an unofficial member of the town's militia company. The unit was one of five companies summoned as the "First Defenders" of Washington after the fall of Fort Sumter. While marching through Baltimore, his unit was met by secessionist rioters who singled out Biddle for his race. He was attacked with a brick and wounded badly. He is considered to be the first man wounded in combat for the Union. He was also almost certainly the first Black man in uniform with the Union Army during the Civil War. Here, decades after the war, the all-white First Defenders Association chose to honor Biddle for his important role during the Great War. Rare. GUARANTEE: We offer a lifetime guarantee on all of our items to be authentic originals and as stated. They are not later re-issues or reproductions. We forensically examine all of our items prior to listing to make certain they are authentic and guarantee their authenticity for the lifetime of the item. Oxxbridge Galleries African Americana & Civil War Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items. We carry a large selection of original American Civil War & African Americana items. We invite everyone to visit our ebay store to see our entire inventory. Add us to your Favorites list Visit Our eBay Store: Oxxbridge GalleriesQ8818 Not pins
Price: 3199.2 USD
Location: Allendale, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-21T18:42:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.6 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: Antique
Value 1: Whitehead & Hoag
Value 2: American Civil War
Value 3: African Americana
Value 4: Black Civil War Soldier
Value 5: African American Soldier
