VA-Patriot'61
10-25-2007, 10:17 PM
Gents,
I am looking for a small cuff size button with an artillery piece on the front. The reason I ask is I have studied my ancestors artillery image in great detail and the detail on his buttons on the overshirt he is wearing are small artillery pieces, almost similar to the Rev War artillery buttons minus the Stars and Stripes behind the gun. Has anyone seen this before or know of something similar in an existing original?
I will attempt to blow the detail up from his image and post the pictures when I can get the opportunity. Unfortunately I cannot post the whole photograph as the image is unpublished and I do not have my family's permission to post it anyplace.
My ancestor served with Cosnahans Battery from the Virginia Peninsula until they were folded into the Bedford Light Artillery prior to the Gettysburg Campaign.
I am looking for a small cuff size button with an artillery piece on the front. The reason I ask is I have studied my ancestors artillery image in great detail and the detail on his buttons on the overshirt he is wearing are small artillery pieces, almost similar to the Rev War artillery buttons minus the Stars and Stripes behind the gun. Has anyone seen this before or know of something similar in an existing original?
I will attempt to blow the detail up from his image and post the pictures when I can get the opportunity. Unfortunately I cannot post the whole photograph as the image is unpublished and I do not have my family's permission to post it anyplace.
My ancestor served with Cosnahans Battery from the Virginia Peninsula until they were folded into the Bedford Light Artillery prior to the Gettysburg Campaign.