SCARCE IDENTIFIED INFANTRY OFFICER’S HAT INSIGNIA OF COL. ISAAC M. TUCKER, 2nd NEW JERSEY, KILLED IN ACTION AT GAINES MILL JUNE 27, 1862

SCARCE IDENTIFIED INFANTRY OFFICER’S HAT INSIGNIA OF COL. ISAAC M. TUCKER, 2nd NEW JERSEY, KILLED IN ACTION AT GAINES MILL JUNE 27, 1862

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An impressive, regulation infantry officer’s embroidered bullion hat insignia with a period label on the reverse reading, “Col I.M. Tucker.” This uses an interior metal stiffener that also secures to wire loops on the back for attachment to the front of a hat or cap by passing the loops through two narrow slits in the hat and securing it in place by leather wedges or a thong run through the loops. This is fully regulation in form, using a gold bullion embroidered hunting horn with the regimental numeral, here a “2,” in silver embroidery in the loop of the horn. These are embroidered on a black velvet ground that is sewn around the edge to a dark blue backing, through which the fastening loops protrude, and the perimeter is then edged with a gold color jaceron wire. The condition is excellent. The bullion embroidery of the horn and the bugle cords, and the sequin decoration around the edge of the bell are all in place and show good color with minor oxidation and little rubbing at high points on the right and some very slight rubbing to velvet at the very top and bottom edge.

Isaac Miller Tucker was born in New Jersey in 1825, married in 1847. He entered the practice of law in 1853, became clerk of Common Council of the City of Newark, and was active in Republican politics. He seems to have been in the NJ militia before the war and in May 1861 enlisted and mustered as Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd New Jersey.

The regiment left the state in late June and was present in a reserve division at First Bull Run in July and was later assigned to Kearney’s New Jersey Brigade. They were involved in a skirmish near Alexandria in late August 1861 and, with Tucker promoted to Colonel in January 1862, took part in an advance to Sangster’s Station in early March 1862, and then joined McClellan’s Peninsular Campaign, being present during the Siege of Yorktown, though still on transports. At West Point on May 7 they advanced as skirmishers to occupy a hill used by Confederates the day before as a point from which to bombard US shipping. In late June the regiment saw some fighting at Golding’s Farm, and in the afternoon of June 27 at  Gaines’ Mill four of the regiment’s companies were caught up in heavy fighting, suffering 15 killed, 48 wounded and 41 missing. Tucker was among the casualties, being wounded in the chest and dying after receiving two more wounds while being carried to the rear. His body was left on the field and never identified, the family erecting a cenotaph in his memory in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark.

The condition of this insignia is excellent. The identification is tight. We show an image from his online cemetery listing that shows him in full uniform with his dress hat on the table beside him carrying what it likely this very insignia.  [sr][ph:L]

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