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Civil War Federal Eagle "V" Voltigeurs Button Sold To & Worn By Virginia Troops
$ 132
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Description
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Federal Eagle "V" Voltigeurs
Albert's number VG 2 15 mm
"
Scoville & Co./Waterbury
" back mark
strong button with strong stand up shank
The Regiment of Voltigeurs where
Approved
February 11,1847 and disbanded August 25, 1848
once
the
War
with
Mexico
was
over
.
A
fter the Mexican War. Scovills & Co. must
o
f had lots of these buttons left over because they sold them to Virginia Militia Units...The "V" now standing for "Virginia.
These Buttons have turned up Virginia to Georgia and is usually found in Virginia Camps.
Recoverd Rappahannock Station (aka...Remington) Virginia
Excavated
on private property with
permission
Condition Used
Shipped via USPS in a Protective Button Case.
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