Virginia state buttons!?!?! http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/topic/437/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:10:22 GMT Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00:27 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/topic/437/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/496/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-496
I can see the benefits too, it'll be warmer and possibly feel a bit better..the downside is that it might..just might be heavier.

But I'm not botherd as long as it looks and feels right for the period/scenario ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Stu) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/496 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/495/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-495 Martyn Goddard

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Mess #4

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham lincoln ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fedhead) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/495 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:16:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/494/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-494
I'm waiting to get enough for a frock coat..or an infatrymens equivilent.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Stu) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/494 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:49:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/493/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-493
www.geocities.com/pentago...jacket.htm
Martyn Goddard

The Volunteer company (Infantry)
Mess #4

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham lincoln
]]> feeds@yuku.com (fedhead) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/493 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:55:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/492/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-492
If you're looking for Block I or federal Eagle buttons I think Hannover Brass in the states do good reproductions.

Chris
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris McC83) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/492 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:16:35 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/491/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-491
It's just i've never seen any 'reenactors' wearing buttons like that.

I do need to get some 'I' buttons for my CD jacket but apart from them and the eagle ones thats all i've really seen. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Stu) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/491 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:44:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/reply/490/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html#reply-490 Va State buttons were issued to virginia troops same as South Carolina Buttons went to South Carolina troops and so on and so forth, these State Buttons stem back to the Militia days.
As the war progressed these state issues became less and less available , although quite a few did keep at least one state button for their uniforms, but not everybody.
The Eagle button was actually a Federal Issue button, but as the South had large... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Biffa Boulton) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/sreply/490 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:29:25 GMT <![CDATA[ Virginia state buttons!?!?! ]]> http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/topic/437/t/Virginia-state-buttons-.html
were these common? I've never seen them before, I always thought Confederates had eagle style buttons or the 'I' style.

He was eastern, and not an officer..just a private. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Stu) http://soskanprogressives.yuku.com/topic/437 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:10:22 GMT