My first Confederate button of the year today. UPDATE One of less than 10 known

[Jason in TN]

Found this today very light cleaning thinking of sending it off for repair what do you guys think.

Update: have now found that this is a very rare Confederate Georgia button may be less than 10
known. Even less than that in this vest 19mm size. Still collecting info on it. Called a Floating Georgia button.
Thanks for looking and all your thoughts and post.

Jason

 

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[Des from down under]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

neat find jason..ye.ep send it to me ill clean it for zilch...neat find...many more await i bet..cheers des

 

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[Jason in TN]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Thanks for the input have a few emails sent out to some of the experts when I hear more I will keep you up to date.
I would like to have it repaired but do not want to hurt the value.

Thanks again
Jason

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Thanks for the input have a few emails sent out to some of the experts when I hear more I will keep you up to date.
I would like to have it repaired but do not want to hurt the value.

Thanks again
Jason

But I don't understand what process you want to repair it? You'd have to take the entire back out and add material, or replace it. And.... you probably would hurt the value because people would assume there was probably no back and you just had one stuck on.

 

[randall61]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

a very nice button...............i'd leave the back as is also.

 

[fmerg]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

i would leave it as is except finding away to keep it from decaying more

 

[The Patriot]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

With most of the others...do a proper cleaning on the face and leave the back alone

 

[Hutch911]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Nice GA button! Just clean it I would not repair it.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Nice button Jason

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Read the posts on the other forum and definitely sounds like this is a banner find. Really though, any CW GA button probably should be up there anyway.

 

[Jason in TN]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Read the posts on the other forum and definitely sounds like this is a banner find. Really though, any CW GA button probably should be up there anyway.

Thanks Iron Patch I am really excited to find this button.
This has to be my best find ever and I have dug a five gallon
bucket full of civil war relics and a bunch of great coins and jewlery.

Have some emails out to some Civil war Experts and am waiting on some replies from them on what should be
done as far as prserving and cleaning any more on this button. I am afraid to do any thing more to it at this point.

Thanks
Jason

 

[treasurehound]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

Nice Georgia button

 

[MaineRelic]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today

And a very nice button it is !! Congrats !! MaineRelic.

 

[Jason in TN]

Little more info on the button

A buddy has been doing some digging in to who was there and may have lost the button. As far as we can tell this is the group that was camped at this spot where I found the button.

ROSTER OF FIELD, STAFF AND BAND
16th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
COBB'S BRIGADE, McLAWS' DIVISION,
LONGSTREET'S CORPS
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C. S. A.

Cobb, Howell-Colonel July 15, 1861. Promoted Brigadier Gen- eral February 13, 1862; Major General (to rank from September 9, 1863 ), January 25, 1864, and served as such to close of war. Died in New York City, October 9,1868.

Bryan, Goode-Colonel. See Lieutenant Colonel.

Thomas, Henry P.-Colonel. See Major.

McRae, J. H. D.- Colonel. See Captain, Co. F.

Bryan, Goode-Lieutenant Colonel July 19,1861. Elected Colonel (to rank from February 15, 1862 ), March 13, 1862; Brigadier General August 31,1863. Resigned, disability, September 20,1864.

Thomas, Henry P.- Lieutenant Colonel. See Major.

Stiles, B. Edward-Lieutenant Colonel. See Major.

Gho1ston, James S.-Lieutenant Colonel. See Major.

Thomas, Henry P.-Major July 19, 1861. Elected Lieutenant Colonel February 15,1862; Colonel August 31,1863. Killed at Knoxville, Tenn. November 29,1863.

Gho1ston, James S.-Major. See Captain, Co. A.

Stiles, B. Edward-Major May 18, 1863. See Captain, Co. E.

Skelton, J. H.-Major October 1,1863. See Captain, Co. C.

Barrow, James-Adjutant July 19, 1861. Appointed Captain & A. A. G. to General Howell Cobb March 6, 1862. Elected Lieu tenant Colonel of the 64th Regiment Ga. Inf. May 26, 1863. Killed at Ocean Pond, Fla. February 20,1864.

Cummings, Thomas W.-Elected Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Co. K, 20th Regiment Ga. Inf. August 8, 1861; 2d Lieutenant February 13, 1862. Appointed Adjutant and transferred to the 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. March 25,1862. Captured at Deep Bottom, Va. August 16,1864. Pa roled at Fort Delaware, Del. October 30, 1864. Received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga. November 15,1864. No later record.

Flinn, William (or Flynn)-Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 4th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 26, 1861. Appointed Chaplain of the 3d

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Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1861. Resigned August 1861. Appointed Chap lain of the 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. in 1861. Resigned February 2,1864.

Cobb, Lamar-Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 2d Battn. Ga. Inf. April 20, 1861. Appointed Sergeant Major of the 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 31, 1861; 1st Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp to General Howell Cobb (to rank from September 27,1862 ), November 10, 1862; Cap tain & A. A. General June 25, 1863; Major & A. A. General December 14,1863. On duty with General Cobb February 13,1865.

Thomas, Robert-Captain & Quartermaster July 19, 1861. Ap- pointed Brigade Quartermaster March 6,1862, and serving as such February 8,1865.

McGuire, Lewis S.-Captain & A. Q. M. See Captain & A. C. S.

Cobb, John Addison-Quartermaster Sergeant. See private, Co. H.

Thompson, Elisha M.-Quartermaster Sergeant October 1861. See 1st Sergeant, Co. G.

Smith, R. M.-Surgeon July 19,1861. Resigned June 7,1862.

Eldridge, Erwin J.-Appointed 3d Sergeant of Co. A, 11th Battn. Ga. Light Artillery July 6,1861; Assistant Surgeon of the 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. July 19, 1861; Surgeon July 22, 1862. Serv ing as Chief Surgeon of General Cobb's command January 26, 1864. Granted leave of absence with permission to visit Nassau October 10,1864. No later record.

Myers, Robert P.- Assistant Surgeon July 19, 1861. Resigned

April 17, 1862. Re-appointed Assistant Surgeon September 7, 1862. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9,1865.

Clifton, James B.-Appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 15th Regiment North Carolina Inf. June 1861; Surgeon of the 16th Regiment Ga. Inf. September 13, 1861; Surgeon of the 10th Battn. Virginia Heavy Artillery April 4, 1862; Surgeon, P. A. C. S., from State of North Carolina, July 16, 1864. Discharged as Surgeon, P. A. C. S., January 25, 1865, and asked assignment to duty on Conscript Board February 22,1865.

Montgomery, James H.-Hospital Steward. See private Co. A.

McGuire, Lewis S.-Captain and A. C. S. November 6, 1861. Ap- pointed Captain and A. Q. M. (to rank from March 7, 1862 ), April 2, 1862. Dropped from rolls, having failed to give bond, August 2,1862. Appointed Major and Quartermaster, C. S. A., (to rank from July 7, 1864 ), and ordered to report to Brigadier General Bryan July 16, 1864. Assigned to Bryan's Brigade September 15, 1864, but declined appointment. At Medical Director's Office at Richmond, Va., as Captain and A. Q. M. of the 16th Regiment Ga. Inf., he was furloughed for 30 days from General Hospital #4, ac count of slight paralysis of right arm and side, September 22, 1864. Paroled, Albany, Ga. May 20,1865.

Whitehead, William H. W.-Captain and A. C. S. March 18, 1862. Ordered to report to Chief Commissary, Army of Northern Vir ginia, July 31,1863. On furlough January 26 - March 30,1865.

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Lansdell, Jesse P. (or Jesse T.)-Commissary Sergeant. See private, Co. K.

Hill, James M.- Ensign. See private, Co. A.

Rosters of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia © - 1999 Eastern Digital Resources
Rel. V. 1.00 - 10 MAY 1999

Rosters of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia

BATTLES:

Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)

Savage's Station (June 29, 1862)

Allen's Farm (July 1, 1862)

Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)

South Mountain (September 14, 1862)

Antietam (September 17, 1862)

Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)

Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)

Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)

Chickamauga [not engaged] (September 19-20, 1863)

Chattanooga Siege (September-November 1863)

Knoxville Siege (November-December 1863)

The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)

Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)

North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)

Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)

Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)

Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)

Sayler's Creek (April 6, 1865)

Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

So there is a good chance one of these guys had the button.

Jason

 

[Jason in TN]

Got to show this button to a guy at work today that works for the local CBS news they want to do a story on it. Thought that was kind of cool but do not know if I should do it or not. The archies may have something to say do not want to do any thing to hurt our hobby. What do you guys think. Was found on private property with permission but withe the value it has may be a bad Idea.

Jason

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today. UPDATE One of less than 10 kn

Got to show this button to a guy at work today that works for the local CBS news they want to do a story on it. Thought that was kind of cool but do not know if I should do it or not. The archies may have something to say do not want to do any thing to hurt our hobby. What do you guys think. Was found on private property with permission but withe the value it has may be a bad Idea.

Jason

Some jump to grab the glory but I definitely stay away. The rule I made for myself a long time ago was to share as much as I want with fellow detector people, but keep it pretty low key around everyone us. Me, I'd take the high and put it into an effort to make another good find, and forget about news stories. When your coil is hot you gotta be out there!

 

[pepperj]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today. UPDATE One of less than 10 kn

Got to show this button to a guy at work today that works for the local CBS news they want to do a story on it. Thought that was kind of cool but do not know if I should do it or not. The archies may have something to say do not want to do any thing to hurt our hobby. What do you guys think. Was found on private property with permission but withe the value it has may be a bad Idea.

Jason

Some jump to grab the glory but I definitely stay away. The rule I made for myself a long time ago was to share as much as I want with fellow detector people, but keep it pretty low key around everyone us. Me, I'd take the high and put it into an effort to make another good find, and forget about news stories. When your coil is hot you gotta be out there!

Ditto!

Nice find on the button, but the 15 minutes of fame might more like a flame.

 

[nova]

I,m surprised thats NOT made BANNER.

 

[dwayne sueno]

Re: My first Confederate button of the year today. UPDATE One of less than 10 kn

sweet, sweet button. banner for sure!

 

[Newt]

No news is good news.
Newt

 

[poppy in pa.]

WTG! Fantastic find. Isn't that the button they always have us looking for in W&ET? Keep lookin there might be more. HH poppy