Military Braid
Gold braid believed to have come from the coat of Robert E. Lee. Confederate generals’ uniforms were usually elaborately trimmed with gold braid and adorned with gold stars surrounded by gold laurel wreaths. None of the many photographs taken of him during the war show him in such attire. Lee typically wore, three gold stars on the collar, that of a Confederate colonel. Lee did own at least one dress uniform complete with correct insignia and braid. It is believed he wore that uniform to his meeting with General Grant at which he surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia.
Gold silk thread. W 1.3, L 30.3 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 2344

Medal
c 1865
Star cut from the uniform coat collar of Robert E. Lee by Mrs. Lee in June 1865 and given to Mrs. Francis A. Dickens of Ossian Hall for Randolph and Albert Dickens.
Brass. Diam 1.9 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 2038

Virginia Militia Button
c 1865
Inscription on reverse reads, "Mitchel & Tyler, Richmond." Bronze, gilt. Diam 1.4 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 2347

Collar Fragment
c 1865
From the uniform of Robert E. Lee.
Gold silk thread. L 10.5, W 4.5 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 5035

Virginia Militia Button
c 1865
From the uniform of Robert E. Lee.
Brass. Diam 2.5 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 5031