(Confederate Adjutant General button)	The Civil War Relicman,  Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
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	This page updated   March 14, 2008

Miscellaneous relics, items not listed elsewhere! 

All  items listed are guaranteed authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.   Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.    

M0771 Federal Knapsack 

Made of canvass, coated with tar to weatherproof. Straps intact, hardware is partial, canvass is whole but with some tears 
Federal knapsack            $125.00

M0750 US Regulation 1851 Epaulets (Dress) for Major of Infantry 
 

The US 1851 Regulations gave Field Grade Officers epaulets made of gold lace with a solid gilded brass crescent, rigid strap topped by a small gilded button, and 'dead and bright' gold bullion fringe. The 1851 Regulations specified that epaulets for majors do NOT include a badge of rank, they had gold bullion with a diameter of 0.5 inches as found on this pair (as opposed to the 2nd Lieutenant epaulets with no badge of rank and bullion with a diameter of only 0.125 inches and a full inch shorter) This pair is complete, with a complete set of left and right stamped mounting hard ware, retaining gilding and gold wash on all components. The round regimental device dyed "infantry blue", an unstable pigment that is commonly oxidizes to a faded tan to gray color. The device in this pair retains a great deal of blue color. The case is original , and despite the wear in its "japanned" finish still bears the owners name: "D. Sabin". Both epaulets have a large rectangular shaped piece of dark blue cloth sewn to the underside, which can be easily removed. But, this has the appearance of old cloth and could have been cut from the original uniform. 
Reference: F.P. Todd, Company of Military Historians: Amer Military Equipage 1851-1872; Vol.. I, page 98.        Sold!

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