War Of 1812 Riflemen Button Andrew Jackson Backmark
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Make sure ot check out our other war of 1812 uniform buttons in our ebay store by clicking the eagle antiques store logo above then either the buttons war of 1812 or buttons english categories in left hand collumn. C. 1814-1815 riflemen button. The riflemen were expert marksmen and excellent at guerilla warfare and would be sent in as an advanced guard for teh infantry companies to pick off officers, nco's and musicians before a major engagement. Designated hte 1st regiment of riflemen in 1814 when four riflemen regiments were formed, by 1815 the 1st riflemen were consolidated with the others to form the regt.
fO riflemen. During the war of 1812 the 1st riflemen were very active especially in the niagara campaign. This uniform button measures 16mm (this type was only made in this size) and is backmarked armitage / phila along with a lightly struck overstamp that states jacksons victory.
The device shows a bugle with the number 1 above along with 16 stars circling around the border. Made in 1815 to commemorate general andrew jackson's defeat of the british invasion force at the battle of new orleans on jan.
8, 1815, this was the final major battle during the war of 1812 nad gen. Jackson became a national hero because of his decisive tactics against a far superior force. At the end of the day teh british had 2,037. Casualties, 291 dead and 1,262. Wounded compared ot 71 casualties, 13 dead and 39 wounded on the american side. A very rare uniform button and in excellent condition that is listed as rf6 (pg. 76) in record of american unifomr & historical buttons by albert. No reserve life-time guarantee on all of our uniform buttons to be exactly as described. Powered by ebay turbo lister.
The back mark of. Heavy cast 23mm tongue, faced with a pre-war virginia staff button. Virginians including washington, lee, and.
