Confederate Local!!!!!!!

[Ironman!]

Hi everyone! It has been awhile since I have posted anything but I thought yesterday's find was worth sharing!
I went back to a camp I have been hunting off and on for the past 9 yrs. and recovered my find of the year and my first button of this type.

According to Albert's book it is a Confederate Local staff button, #25a in his book! WooHoo!!! Yes, it does have hints of gold gilt on both obverse & reverse! After all the pics. were taken and even one taken with my cell phone so I could send it to my hunting buddies, I regained my composure and vigilantly started hunting that site very intensely. No sooner than I made my first sweep that I had another button signal. I just knew it was going to be another one, but it turned out to be a GS button with a SCOVILL MF'G. CO. WATERBURY backmark. That's okay I'll take it!

Enough text, here are the pics.

Thanks for looking!
IM

 

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[brnn53]

A dream find of a button! Congrats man! That looks to be a spot worth going over many times yet!
Mike

 

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[leprechaun]

awesome button for sure.

 

[kuger]

Congrats again my friend!There is no one more deserving,and to think I was within feet of that beauty looking for any ol G.S!!!I knew after you dug the Sharps parts I should have "buckled",down!!Why this isnt on the Banner is beyond me?

 

[Giant056]

Sweet Confederate button

 

[Hot zone]

I can just imagine the pride felt by the young officer when he first donned his uniform. We see here the essence of a man reduced to his 150 year old button, himself perhaps lying in an unmarked grave. Certainly a tribute of Banner recognition is not to much to ask for this otherwise forgotten Southern Patriot!

 

[Ironman!]

brnn53, leprechaun, & Giant056 - Thank You for your comments they are much appreciated!

Kuger - Yeah man you were very close indeed! Banner or no Banner, this button for its historical representation will always be a Banner find to me and those who truly appreciate it for what it is! Thanks for your support my friend. Heck, if I want to see if I can get another find up on the Banner I suppose I can offer up my recently dug fifth gold coin. My fourth made it up top!!!

Hot Zone - I can feel your compassion! Thanks for your encouragement!!

 

[materdigger1]

Awsome button Ironman - Hey if you don't mind what signal did this button show up as on your screen - ie coin, pull tab, foil or nickel, or what?

 

[DaleGM]

I've learned alot about CW history on this site and really enjoy seeing finds like this unearthed 150 years later
and being a Confederate find makes it that much more sweeter, you have my banner button punched for this one
Congrats Ironman