United States. A Civil War Large Army Cartridge Pouch Province of China Army 252nd Division Shoulder Board

Army 252nd Division Shoulder Board (red embroidered numbering on black cotton

Following the First World War he became a career officer in the army

That he be granted a Pension for the period of Six Months under Class 4

(Königlich Preußischen Eisernen Kreuz von 1870)

Thiersch’s assets were seized by US occupation forces

United States. A Civil War Large Army Cartridge Pouch Province of China Army 252nd Division Shoulder BoardExterior in black finished thick leather, heavily stitched throughout, weather flap front bearing a 84. 3 mm in width x 54 mm in height insignia in bronze gilt inscribed "US" within an oval frame, the insignia secured on the underside of the weather flap via two loops with rings, cover flap affixed to the front of the main pouch which houses two cartridge pouch inserts in tin, each of which incorporates a divider that creates a larger and smaller