North Carolina Confederate staff officer button?

[crabstang44]

Front of button says North Carolina around the top banner. Hard to find anything on this button, back mark says cook 8 Clifford st london. So far I've found that is was made by firmin and sons for the tailor Robert cook in the mid 1800s, button was found in new Bern nc. Would like more info, who used it?

 

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[button king]

Page 216 of alberts book of buttons. I do believe it is confederate! pretty good fine look at nc 10

 

[crabstang44]

thanks, i wish i could confirm it

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Accoding to the book "Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865" by Warren K. Tice, your button was manufactured by Firmin & Sons in 1855. Because that date preceded the civil war by 6 years, apparent intended usage was North Carolina State Militia officers... but these very rare buttons quite probably went to war on NC State Troops Confederate uniforms. Your button is very valuable -- I advise against any attempt to clean it beyond how it already looks.

I've given it a Banner Find nomination. I see you're a brand-new Treasurenet member, so if you don't know what a Banner Find is, look at the top of this page, and click on some of the photos.

 

[button king]

Found some new information on your button! In warren k.tices book he says they are very rare and suggests that only a small group of individuals used them.

 

[button king]

Lol to late on my post

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Crabstang44, now that its identity has been confirmed, I suggest you post it in the Today's Finds category. You'll get a lot more Banner votes there.

 

[crabstang44]

thanks, not that i would sell it but what kind of value would you think?