Carved 11th Corp Badge

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That is a very special relic!
 

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Super cool find! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.
 

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Folks sure had a lot of time on their hands back in the day to be able to make this piece. :laughing7:
I was surprised you knew this used to be an 11th Corp, Army of the Potomac badge.

Maybe this was given to someone special as a love token? :icon_scratch:
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At first, I didn't know what it was but someone more civil war savvy than me (read that as anyone!) identified it. I am going to research it to see if I can find someone in the 11th corp with the initials J.H. There will probably be several.
 

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Nice and what great design! How can someone tell it was an 11th corps badge and not a silver pin?
 

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Rubka888 said:
Nice and what great design! How can someone tell it was an 11th corps badge and not a silver pin?
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That is a good question.:icon_scratch: Provenance is part of it. It came from a Union camp near Hagerstown, Md. and was among several other Union relics found there. If it were just a silver pin it should have had a hallmark or something on the back shouldn't it? And, it being carved makes me and the other more civil war knowledgeable people who have seen it strongly believe it is a Corp badge.
Can I say with 100% certainty that it is a Corp badge? No, but I am 99% sure and that's about as sure as I need to be for my own satisfaction.:icon_thumright:
 

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