Wisconsin Civil War Buttons?
Can anyone tell me how to discern Wisconsin Civil War buttons from ones that are post-Civil War? I’m not a CW button collector, but I have been buying Wisconsin buttons for a while and would like some help figuring out what I have.
During the Civil War, Wisconsin buttons were rimmed. Supposedly they kept the rimmed style for a while after the war with some minor changes. Wisconsin then switched to rimless buttons during the Indian Wars.
I have an assortment of the rimmed buttons from different makers
1. M.C. Lilley & Co. (Columbus)
2. Scoville Mfg Co (Waterbury)
3. Horstmann Bros. & Co (Phil)
4. Goodwins (Pat. 1876)
5. Waterbury Button Co
The Goodwins are probably post war with the 1876 patent date. Any help lifting me from my current state if ignorance would be appreciated.
Gary Van Kauwenbergh
Co G, 114th ILL Vol Inf
# 10143
"Alle Kunst ist umsonst Wenn ein Engel in das Zündloch prunst."
(In vain the skill and arts of man, When an angel pisses the priming pan.)
Field Marshal Gebhard L. von Blücher
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