Found this button at a house where the owner was a Officer Doctor in the Civil War. Maybe it was his.Attachment 49170Attachment 49171Attachment 49209Attachment 49210
Found this button at a house where the owner was a Officer Doctor in the Civil War. Maybe it was his.Attachment 49170Attachment 49171Attachment 49209Attachment 49210
Whoa! I don't think I have ever seen one of those dug! Big congrats!!!
very nice "riflemen" button Nalc :clapping:
VERY nice relic there :) It's on my list :grin:
Love the Rifleman button!
I love the letter in thee shield buttons! R's are very hard to come by, congrats!!
Man. I wish that stuff was here in illinois.... If it is it's not where I hunt!! Nice job rescuing that from the dirt.
Is this a rare button? I do not see it much on the internet. How do you clean it up? Or just leave it alone? Any value in $$. I would not sell it just curious.
The first picture is a Rifleman officer uniform. Second is the sleeve. This is the type of button I found.Attachment 49204Attachment 49205
Nice button. I would guess it was his button. Seeing as CW only lasted roughly 4 years the house probably never changed hands. Even if the uniform was given as a memento to the next of kin, it would have still been originally his. Not sure an higher ranking officer would come to the houses to find the enlisted men.
He was on the Ohio River. It is possible that Union troops might have stopped and camped since he was a Union Doctor. He was discharged Dec 1861 Maybe he treated soldiers at his home since he was a MD. Actually the land has been in the same family since 1820s.
Attachment 49211 My other Calvary button I found earlier this year
Super nice find! Congratulations.
A most steller find. Congrats!
Now that is pretty darn cool :congrats:
Very nice Civil War button! That's a great find.
:congrats:
Nice!