![]() I dont have a button book so I am at a loss in positively ID's the british made button and medical button. Havent been able to find any information on this.Ĥ. naval medical button, white face, with anchor and caduces, on the back it says waterbury button co, conn. Notable headstones in the cemetery include a granite marker constructed in the shape of the Civil War iron-clad ship, the USS Monitor. I dated this one sometime in the 1790's maybe early 1800's based upon the maker and the number of stars/states. Research Center: Button2360-Federal-Navy-Benedict320. One part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm. Backmark: B & B / (dot) (star) (dot) EXTRA (dot) (star) (dot) rm between two raised rings, Benedict and Burnham, ca 1834 - 1843, small size button only. navy brass/gold button w/ eagle, anchor in oval, 16 stars around rim, and on the back barely visible is the maker "Carter, Lombard Street, Britain", still has the metal loop for threading. Backmark-Benedict320 Button was intended for Navy, eagle over upright anchor, surrounded by stars. Looks like it's pretty general purpose buckle and seen alot of similar ones.Ģ. Some are pretty easy to ID but there are one or two a bit more difficult, so I am assuming that they are kind of rare.ġ. Here is a few revolutionary/civil war naval buttons and a buckle that I picked up late last year A remarkable American Civil War and US Political artifact.Been awhile since I posted. The name “Joseph Dillon” is written inside with pencil. This is no doubt one of the finest in terms of condition. Harpers Weekly illustrated the event in the Octoissue of the magazine. On October 3, 1860, 10,000 Wide Awakes marched in Chicago in a procession three miles long. They assembled at polls to protect voters and marched in parades in support their party. They functioned as a political police force, escorting campaign speakers and maintaining order at large political gatherings. There were hundreds of chapters of the club throughout the nation and they were considered a quasi-military organization with officers, uniforms, torches, banners, and some drill expertise. Worn by pro-Lincoln political supporters associated with the “Know Nothings”, by 1860, the Wide Awakes backed the new Republican Party and its candidate, Abraham Lincoln. Exceptional “Wide-Awake” Lincolnite Kepi ca. ![]()
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