State Crest Badge

[macwilkin]

I kind of like Michigan's seal, but yeah, the detail would get lost, Lyle. I'm thinking of having maybe just the shape of the Upper Peninsula (since I'm a Yooper), or possibly a wolverine, or even the University of Michigan "M".

Cajunscot, interesting ideas. For Michigan - apple blossom (state flower), or dwarf lake iris (state wildflower). And, where might I find these repos of regiment badges? I am quite fond of the Wisconsin Scottish cap badge, but I haven't found that any of Michigan's Scottish societies have come up with anything the like. Though I also plan on putting together a Wisconsin kilt outfit at some point, since my grandfather was from Green Bay and as a Yooper we tend to associate closely with Wisconsin, if not more so than with Michigan, anyway, so I'll probably use that as a cap badge.

I honestly don't know if Michigan produced any distinctive insignia for its regiments. Civil War reenactor "sutlers", merchants who sell reproduction kit, may have something:

http://www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/hatbrass2.htm

Note the Louisiana pelican, the Texas stars, and the Arms of New York in the bottom right. There is also the Georgia state seal that a former member hear wore on his Georgia tartan kilt. Not every state produced such insignia, but it could be an option...

T.