Cut 12th corps Star Badge. My find of the year!!!!

[Woodland Detectors]

Finally! An affirmative answer. We have been trying to figure out what affiliation this attachment belonged to and with great help from Bioprofessor (Treasurenet) Butch Holcombe (American Digger Magazine) Charlie Harris(American Digger) William Leigh (William Leigh http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/cwcol.htm) The University of North Carolina Asheville .

We've come to decide that the artifact is a one of a kind Civil war 12th corps military Badge. It was dug adjacent to the recent 1812 Infantry officers button in NC.
I'm so happy we could finally figure this out. The button will be published in next month's issue of American Digger Magazine.
This Badge started it's life as a button, cut to represent the proud soldiers affiliation to the 12th corps. later, formed to 20th corps. using the same star badge. The 12th Corps never lost a color or a gun. The amazing record continued through the 20th corps. These are rare to find and I am honored to have held one.
Thanks everyone for your help on this historical badge.
Sincerely, Staff of Swannanoa 4-h Education Center NC
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THE 12TH CORPS (BLUE)

Potomac Adopted March 21, 1863 eventually Merged into The 20TH CORPS (red)


Then to,

Army of the Cumberland Adopted April 26, 1864 Created 1864 from 11th and 12th Corps
Used badge of 12th Corps

[shaun7]

That makes it a very cool find

Congrats!

[Woodland Detectors]

Thanks Shaun.
It dosen't look like much but, It's real historical and I am so happy to have found it.

[Garabaldi]

Find of a lifetime 4-H.

[romeo-1]

Very nice!!! What led you to this conclusion if you don't mind me asking...

[johnnyi]

Very cool Mike! Congratulations!

[seger98]

Congratulations Mike on the find & taking all the time to get it ID.

[Burdie]

Wow way to go on that find. Never amazes me of the experts on here.

Burdie

[Woodland Detectors]

Find of a lifetime 4-H.

Pain man painstaking !

The guys that ID'd it and the college that researched it and, the location found. They pretty much came to that conclusion. I had different emails from different sources confirming it and just yesterday we gave it a tombstone!

[sscindercoop]

Sweet find

[JimBeHuntin']

Congratz on a nice piece of history and the great research everyone contributed for the identification!

[vayank54]

Very Cool!!!! You've had some of the best ID your find so you can feel sure that's what it is.

[Des from down under]

isint it great when the id comes up trumps..!!!well done..

[Tank69]

awsome little treasure there 4-H

[gmanlight]

4 - H Great post i would have never known

[Ramitt]

neat!!

[Neil in West Jersey]

Amazing find. Congrats on the magazine feature!

[brnn53]

One of the coolest finds I've seen posted! Congrats Mike! There was 20th Corps action near me as well.
Mike

[Woodland Detectors]

One of the coolest finds I've seen posted! Congrats Mike! There was 20th Corps action near me as well.
Mike

Thanks folks.

[ModernMiner]

BANNER FIND!!!
Mike,
Congrats on your best find ever. I know the feeling. That is such a cool, unusual, and historical find.
Sounds like a lot of research has gone into it too.
Looking forward to seeing this baby up on the banner train. My votes in.
-Doug-