Confederate Staff Button in the Tarheel State

[gberetrelicman]

My searching for a brigade size CW camp finally paid off today with this HB&T Manchester General Staff Officer's button. Looking forward to the hunt tomorrow.

 

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[BuckleBoy]

That is a Killer find. IMO, CS staff buttons like that in nice shape like that are banner finds. Congrats and Best of Luck!

-Buckles

 

[jamesbibb]

Fantastic find. Banner worthy

 

[SCdigger]

Great button!

 

[fishstick]

I don't know much about your button but to get replys like that from those POWERHOUSE DIGGERS it has to b GREAT!!!!! CONGRATS.. HH

 

[John Boy]

Boy howdy I like that button.congrats. keep us posted on the rest of your finds.

 

[birdman]

Wow is all I can say!!

 

[mangum]

Very Nice! Banner worthy for sure!

 

[HutSiteDigger]

That button sure did clean up well... I dug one a few months ago (my best find of 2012) in Spotsylvania,VA in a hard hit camp but dug mine in a hut site about 3 feet down and the condition was pretty poor. WIsh all my buttons looked like this.

 

[Gunrunner61]

WOW! an awesome find Banner in my book!.............HH

 

[Devonrex]

Outstanding button! Is that a coat (25mm) or cuff (14mm)? I found my first Confederate Staff Buttton in 2012. It is quite a rush! Congrats my friend!!! Devonrex

 

[psgen]

Awesome find.... keep them coming

 

[brnn53]

Banner find for sure! Really nice button. Congrats!
Mike

 

[Nutriasub]

Very nice button!

 

[Fitzwilk]

Awesome. Hope to see more of your finds.

 

[Bunker]

Sweet find!
Bunker

 

[gberetrelicman]

Thanks to everyone for the kind remarks. I am very fortunate to hunt in an area that the sandy soil is very kind to buttons. This button was not cleaned other than a little water with a very soft brush to wash off the sandy soil. Over the years, I have excavated some buttons that were so perfect that you could sew them on a uniform and would never know they were dug. I have also dug buttons in other places with bad ground that would fall apart as soon as they were removed from the soil. I have found many US and Confederate buttons, but this is my first Confederate staff button. It is special to me.

 

[Davers]

YOU LUCKY SO%$%$##^ ' Just kidding A -great button & in great shape An almost once in a lifetime find "these days"congratz.

 

[got2dig]

Very Nice button. Stay on that spot, there will be more good find there for you. HH