Irish Volunteers of Charleston RARE one piece button

[wayfas4u]

Dug a rare one in South Carolina this weekend - “Irish Volunteers of Charleston” one piece button with Earl & Lee New York backmark. A very Special thanks to Butch Holcombe, publisher of American Digger Magazine who helped me identify this button! Also a Very Special Thank you to Clyde & Kandi Chilson & Jimmy Zinker for this hunting opportunity!

 

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[wayfas4u]

Super unique, Banner worthy find! Major Congrats!

Thank you very much

 

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[wayfas4u]

WTG on amazingly rare find. Banner all the way!

Thank you very much

 

[BLK HOLE]

Congrats on such a stunning save!!!

 

[grasshopper]

Very cool, never seen one before! Great save!

 

[wayfas4u]

Very cool, never seen one before! Great save!

Thank you. Never even heard of one until now

 

[wayfas4u]

Super unique, Banner worthy find! Major Congrats!

Thank you very much silver monkey

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Dug a rare one in South Carolina this weekend - “Irish Volunteers of Charleston” one piece button with Earl & Lee New York backmark. A very Special thanks to Butch Holcombe, publisher of American Digger Magazine who helped me identify this button! Also a Very Special Thank you to Clyde & Kandi Chilson & Jimmy Zinker for this hunting opportunity!

Brilliant Find, well done , goodman, a small find that ignites such interests and ignites remembering this small group of ex pats, new to the country, who took up arms for their cause is what our hobbies all about

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Dug a rare one in South Carolina this weekend - “Irish Volunteers of Charleston” one piece button with Earl & Lee New York backmark. A very Special thanks to Butch Holcombe, publisher of American Digger Magazine who helped me identify this button! Also a Very Special Thank you to Clyde & Kandi Chilson & Jimmy Zinker for this hunting opportunity!

Irish Volunteers Company Records, 1798-1929 - South Carolina Digital Library

The Irish Volunteers, organized in Charleston, South Carolina about 1798, included many prominent members of the Hibernian Society who served as officers. Originally part of the 28th Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, the Irish Volunteers Company was first on active service in the War of...

scmemory.org

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Dug a rare one in South Carolina this weekend - “Irish Volunteers of Charleston” one piece button with Earl & Lee New York backmark. A very Special thanks to Butch Holcombe, publisher of American Digger Magazine who helped me identify this button! Also a Very Special Thank you to Clyde & Kandi Chilson & Jimmy Zinker for this hunting opportunity!

Irish Volunteers, 1877 Meeting, Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston county, South Carolina free genealogy and family history, marriages, military data, obituaries, cemeteries, old news articles, biographies, wills and more.

genealogytrails.com

 

[oldmxrat]

Yep, Banner, big congrats!

 

[wayfas4u]

Yep, Banner, big congrats!

Thank you very much oldmxrat 😀

 

[YBnormal]

Dug a rare one in South Carolina this weekend - “Irish Volunteers of Charleston” one piece button with Earl & Lee New York backmark. A very Special thanks to Butch Holcombe, publisher of American Digger Magazine who helped me identify this button! Also a Very Special Thank you to Clyde & Kandi Chilson & Jimmy Zinker for this hunting opportunity!

Outstanding find! Congrats! Got my banner vote!

 

[wayfas4u]

Outstanding find! Congrats! Got my banner vote!

Huge thank you my friend

 

[wayfas4u]

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

thank you Digger RJ!!!

 

[wayfas4u]

Outstanding find! Congrats! Got my banner vote!

Huge thank u my friend!

 

[wayfas4u]

Congrats on such a stunning save!!!

thank you sir!

 

[wayfas4u]

Dug a rare one in South Carolina this weekend - “Irish Volunteers of Charleston” one piece button with Earl & Lee New York backmark. A very Special thanks to Butch Holcombe, publisher of American Digger Magazine who helped me identify this button! Also a Very Special Thank you to Clyde & Kandi Chilson & Jimmy Zinker for this hunting opportunity!View attachment 2053352

 

[wayfas4u]

Awesome discovery, and not the first being found it seems.
At the time of the other member there was only 5 documented.

Clearly a really rare button-and in such lovely condition.
This is a top shelf-BANNER recovery for sure. Congrats.

Here's a link to his best find-though he hasn't been around for 6 yrs it seems.

Irish Volunteers of Charleston Button

I found this button in 1971 in my neighborhood near Charleston S.C. I dug it with a Relco metal detector down the street from where I grew up. I was 14 at the time and I was sure I would dig dozens of these. It was the first known example of an Irish Volunteers of Charleston found, and was...

www.treasurenet.com

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Thank you for posting this. I will get in touch with this gentleman

 

[wayfas4u]

Great find! That deserves a trip across the banner. Good luck!

I sure hope so my friend~

 

[wayfas4u]

Congrats on such a stunning save!!!

Stunning is a great word. Thank u very much!