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Cut 12th corps Star Badge. My find of the year!!!!
Finally! An affirmative answer. We have been trying to figure out what affiliation this attachment belonged to and with great help from Bioprofessor (Treasurenet) Butch Holcombe (American Digger Magazine) Charlie Harris(American Digger) William Leigh (William Leigh http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/cwcol.htm) The University of North Carolina Asheville .
We've come to decide that the artifact is a one of a kind Civil war 12th corps military Badge. It was dug adjacent to the recent 1812 Infantry officers button in NC.
I'm so happy we could finally figure this out. The button will be published in next month's issue of American Digger Magazine.
This Badge started it's life as a button, cut to represent the proud soldiers affiliation to the 12th corps. later, formed to 20th corps. using the same star badge. The 12th Corps never lost a color or a gun. The amazing record continued through the 20th corps. These are rare to find and I am honored to have held one.
Thanks everyone for your help on this historical badge.
Sincerely, Staff of Swannanoa 4-h Education Center NC
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THE 12TH CORPS (BLUE)
Potomac Adopted March 21, 1863 eventually Merged into The 20TH CORPS (red)
Then to,
Army of the Cumberland Adopted April 26, 1864 Created 1864 from 11th and 12th Corps
Used badge of 12th Corps
Finally! An affirmative answer. We have been trying to figure out what affiliation this attachment belonged to and with great help from Bioprofessor (Treasurenet) Butch Holcombe (American Digger Magazine) Charlie Harris(American Digger) William Leigh (William Leigh http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/cwcol.htm) The University of North Carolina Asheville .
We've come to decide that the artifact is a one of a kind Civil war 12th corps military Badge. It was dug adjacent to the recent 1812 Infantry officers button in NC.
I'm so happy we could finally figure this out. The button will be published in next month's issue of American Digger Magazine.
This Badge started it's life as a button, cut to represent the proud soldiers affiliation to the 12th corps. later, formed to 20th corps. using the same star badge. The 12th Corps never lost a color or a gun. The amazing record continued through the 20th corps. These are rare to find and I am honored to have held one.
Thanks everyone for your help on this historical badge.
Sincerely, Staff of Swannanoa 4-h Education Center NC
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THE 12TH CORPS (BLUE)
Potomac Adopted March 21, 1863 eventually Merged into The 20TH CORPS (red)
Then to,
Army of the Cumberland Adopted April 26, 1864 Created 1864 from 11th and 12th Corps
Used badge of 12th Corps
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issued on March 21, 1863. On September 23, 1863, the Eleventh and Twelfth corps were ordered detached from the Army of the Potomac and sent to Tennessee as reinforcements for Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland. On April 3, 1864, the Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps were consolidated into a new corps designated the Twentieth and the star badge formerly of the Twelfth Army Corps adopted for the new corps. In part this was done because of the blemished record of the Eleventh Corps. The Fourth Division of the corps was detached to continue service in the District of Tennessee and did not operate with the bulk of the corps in Georgia and the Carolinas. The Badges were hand cut from buttons to silver coins and rarely ever seen.
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