IDENTIFIED TRIPLE BORDER LT. COLONEL STAFF STRAPS

IDENTIFIED TRIPLE BORDER LT. COLONEL STAFF STRAPS

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This is a really nice set of bullion embroidered triple-border shoulder straps for a Lieutenant Colonel on staff duty, showing deep black velvet centers, bright silver oak leaves, and triple borders just showing some oxidation on the outermost row of the bullion borders, with the middle and inner rows slightly muted but still showing a lot of gilt. The jaceron wire borders are in place, the interior edging showing bright and the outer edge more muted, pretty much matching the outer row of bullion embroidery. As is typical, the edges of the base fabric were turned under and sewn down on the reverse, prior to mounting on the officer’s and in an additional higher grade touch, a fabric was laid over the open back of each strap as well. The edges of the turned-under base fabric suffered moth damage on both straps, which does not show on the face when they are displayed. On one strap this also affected the piece of fabric concealing the web underlay, which is actually a good thing, for it revealed a period pencil inscription reading “Bomford,” certainly the owner’s name, written in them after purchase but before tailoring.

Our research shows only two candidates: Lt. Col. G.N. Bomford of the 42nd New York, who resigned in late March 1863, and James V. Bomford, who had long service in the regular army and was a brevet brigadier general. The 42nd NY officer is possible. Some infantry field grade officers might wear black staff straps. But, James V. Bomford is a far more likely candidate, having known service as Lieutenant Colonel as Chief of Staff of Maj. Gen. A.M. McCook in 1862, for which he was breveted Colonel for gallant and meritorious service at Perryville in October, where he was wounded, and subsequent service as Asst. Prov. Marshal General of the Western Division of Pennsylvania with a regular promotion to Colonel dating to May 1864.

Born in 1811, he graduated West Point in 1832, serving in the Black Hawk, Florida, and Mexican Wars, receiving brevets for Contreras and Churubusco and for Molino del Rey. Serving the 2nd, 6th, and 8th US Infantry, he was Major stationed in Texas when the war broke out, refused to promise not to fight against the south and was a prisoner of war from May 9, 1861, to April 10, 1862. He was promoted to Lt. Colonel of the 16th US Infantry as of Jan. 10, 1862, and with them by July, and to full Colonel (of the 18th US Infantry) on May 18, 1864, bracketing his likely period of use for these straps, though we should note he had earlier been breveted Lieutenant Colonel as of Sept. 8, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey and wearing of brevet ranks was permitted in some circumstances. James V. Bomford added to his formidable list of promotions and brevets with a brevet to Brigadier General as of March 13, 1865, for faithful and efficient service. He passed away in 1892.   [sr][ph:m/L]

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