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FORTY POST CIVIL WAR & INDIAN WARS U.S. MILITARY BUTTONS

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[U.S. CIVIL WAR]. Ambrotype of Union soldier. Circa: [U.S. CIVIL WAR]. Ambrotype of Union soldier. Circa 1860s. Ambrotype depicting a seated Union soldier in full military uniform. The three open buttons at the center of his coat indicate a previous sta
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FORTY POST CIVIL WAR & INDIAN WARS U.S. MILITARY BUTTONS
FORTY POST CIVIL WAR & INDIAN WARS U.S. MILITARY BUTTONS
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FORTY POST CIVIL WAR & INDIAN WARS U.S. MILITARY BUTTONS
American, 19th century. Forty (40) assorted Federal, Naval, State Seal, G.A.R, Patriotic, and regimental buttons contained in hinged tray.

From the Collection of John F. Bradbury, Jr., longtime archivist and director of the State Historical Society of Missouri?s Rolla Research Center in Phelps County. John was a historian specializing in the Civil War period with a dedicated and distinguished career to studying and promoting the history of the Missouri Ozarks region.
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FORTY POST CIVIL WAR & INDIAN WARS U.S. MILITARY BUTTONS

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