Civil War Buckles & Artifacts

#36 Early Eagle Plate ca. 1825

Early - copper fused on iron back - beautiful plate.

$1050 shipped

#34 Navy Buckle & Belt

Untouched rig, back of each half bench marked '272', in use from 1860 -1900

$450 shipped

# 33 Pre Civil War Plate

#33 Pre Civil War Plate

Nondug with some silver plate, one loop, approx 4 3/4 x 3 1/2.

S495 shipped

#32 Stencil 28th Maine Infantry

Dorilous Nichol was in the 28th, Company A - stencil punched 29th spprox 4 3/4 x 1 3/4.

$375 shipped

GETTYSBURG WOODWARD Desk/Relic Sets & Engraved Shell Fragments WANTED

Thanks, Ron 443 417 5623

#26 Lookout Mountain Desk Set

#26 Lookout Mountain Desk Set - embedded bullet. 7 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 highest height. Early untouched one of a kind relic.

$425 shipped

#24 Hotchkiss - Civil War

#24 Hotchkiss - Civil War inert

$185 shipped.

#23 Virginia State Seal Button - Canfield Baltimore

VA20 3-piece coat size in close to mint condition with piece of uniform attached. Desirable backmark.

$325 shipped

#22 Scarce Medium US Buckle

Tough to find medium size between the typical large and baby size. One of the nicer examples I've seen.

$650 shipped

#21 CS66A Navy LOCAL Coat Button - scarce

Very nice nondug LOCAL navy, I find it harder to come across than the local ship button. High dome front with no dents or pushes, 100% correct and original back/shank, back is pushed some.

$3,250 shipped

#20 North Carolina Button NC14 A - coat

Original stand-up shank, harder to find variety.

$750 shipped

#19 Artillery Button CS102A2 - coat

no pushes, dents or dings ... nice gold gilt

$275 shipped

#16 Officers Button Group - coat

left CS26B Local HOLD

center CS1A1 Courtney & Tennent HOLD

right CS11A Wm Dowler $625 shipped

#13 Bird Old English "I" Button coat

#13 Bird Old English "I" coat. tough to fine, blank back.

CS178 push across face

$225 shipped

#12 Infantry with Stars Button coat

#12 Infantry with Stars coat

CS186A, no shank

$325 shipped

#10 Ordnance Button Group - very nice

#10 Ordnance Button Group

Very nice group of tough to find Civil War ordnance buttons.

a. Left coat early Scovills rmdc $275 shipped

b. 2^nd from left coat Horstmann rmdc shank bent $250 shipped

c. Center coat W.R. Williams HOLD

d. 2^nd from right coat Robinson $250 shipped

e. Right coat US Ordnance HOLD

f. Center cuff war period Scovill $75 shipped

g. Left US Ord cuff slightest push HOLD

h. Right US Ord cuff HOLD

#9 ID Tag 4th New Hampshire Volunteers – Rare Style Disk

#9 ID Tag 4^th New Hampshire Volunteers – Rare Style Disk

Rare style disk LARGE 34mm pewter with McClellan bust.

Tag stamped C. W. AYER (Charles W. ) Co F

$1,350 shipped

#8 Civil War Patriotic Envelopes - 76 different

shipped $380

#499 ID Tag 14th Vermont Infantry, and 1st Batty HA and 1st Batty LA

#499 ID Tag 14^th Vermont Infantry

Barber initially in the 14^th VT Infantry and later in the 1^st Batty Heavy Artillery and 1^st and 2^nd Batty Light Artillery. Lots of electronic records for Barber to include copy of his diary from 1865 service. Appears from records he was assigned to USA General Hospital, Frederick, MD from June 29, 1863 to muster out of the 14^th in August; likely involved in caring for the Gettysburg wounded. The 14th Vt took part in the repulse of Pickett's Division at Gettysburg.

1,500 shipped & electronic records

#498 Scarce Provost Guard ID Badge - 21st CT Vols - Wounded Fredericksburg

#498 Scarce Provost Guard ID Badge - 21st CT Vols - Wounded Fredericksburg. LARGE silver approximately 1 1/4 inch in diameter. Beautiful and scarce badge. Provost Guards were a select unit of soldiers. Clasp loop replaced or reattached at some point.

Shipped $3,250

#494 ID Tag 56th Pennsylvania Co. F GETTYSBURG Nurse, FIFER & POW Ralph M. Musser

#494 ID Tag 56^th Pennsylvania Co. F GETTYSBURG Nurse, FIFER & POW Ralph M. Musser - dug

Disc marked FIFER pewter 31 mm in dug condition. Copies of records included.

Dug about 1988 at Ely’s Ford Road Spotsylvania Co. VA by Frank Galansky of Baltimore, MD

Private/ Principal Musician FIFER

Ralph M. Musser’s name is listed on the Gettysburg Battlefield Pennsylvania State Monument located on Cemetery Ridge.

GETTYSBURG – muster roll states “….July & Aug 1863 absent hospl nurse at Gettysburg Pa…..”

Born April 12, 1844 Millheim Pennsylvania, dark complexion stood 5’ 7”, black hair, black eyes, occupation laborer, died September 1919 Williamsport and buried Lewisburg PA

Enlisted November 17, 1861 Aaronburg, PA

Mustered in February 8, 1862

POW Bull Run August 29, 1862

Paroled and reported at Camp Parole, MD November 1862

Re-enlisted January 2, 1864 at Culpeper VA

US Army General Hospital, Fairfax VA

Mustered out July 1, 1865

September – October 1863 promoted to Principal Musician at Bristoe Station VA

Ralph M. Musser was present for duty during the following battles:

· 2^nd Manassas/Bull Run POW

· Fredericksburg

· Chancellorsville

· Brandy Station

· Gettysburg

· Bristoe Station

· Wilderness

· Spotsylvania

· Cold Harbor

· Peterburg

· Five Forks

· Lee’s surrender at Appomattox

The 56^th Pennsylvania was a Fighting Regiment ….as seen by Ralph M. Musser’s testimony

$1850 shipped

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