22nd Infantry Memorabilia Page 1

22nd Infantry Memorabilia

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22nd Infantry Officers coat button, War of 1812
found at Queenston Heights, Ontario

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Model 1881 Foot Officers Helmet for 22nd Infantry
Worn with the full dress uniform,this "European" style helmet
was introduced in 1872, and with modifications,
was worn with the dress uniform for about 35 years.

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Pin for 22nd Infantry, Spanish-American War era

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The following letters were written by James R. Goodale, while serving in the 22nd Infantry,
to a Colonel Wm. Cary Sanger (unit unknown), who was stationed in Washington D.C.
Goodale had sent Sanger a fighting knife captured in the Phillipines by the 22nd Infantry, and the letters relate the origin of the knife. The knife was a Visayan Bolo, also called a Telebong, and came from Igbaras, Province of Iloilo, Panay, Phillipine Islands. The letters were sent from Fort Crook, Nebraska, and are dated from January 1903.
The letterhead is an interesting example of an attempt to create a coat-of-arms for the 22nd Infantry. The official coat-of-arms and Distinctive Insignia were not created and authorized by the Department of the Army until 1923.

Detail of the letterhead. The significance of the winged shoe is unknown.
Extremely fascinating is the revelation that the motto "Deeds Not Words" was used,
twenty years before it was officially authorized for the 22nd by the Department of the Army.