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Metadata
Object Name |
Button |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01548b |
Description |
Two-piece brass Virginia Military Institute button with Virginia State Seal in the center and "CADET" above and "VMI" below; backmark "D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO." |
Material |
Metal/Brass |
Dimensions |
Dia-0.875 inches |
Owned |
William Henry Fitzhugh Payne |
Owner Regiment |
Virginia Military Institute; 4th Virginia Cavalry, Co. H, "Black Horse Cavalry Troop" |
Made |
D. Evans and Company, Attleboro, Massachusetts |
Provenance |
The buttons came from the coat belonging to William H. F. Payne, VMI [Virginia Military Institute] cadet. Payne was Captain of "Black Horse Cavalry Troop" and promoted up the ranks eventually to Brigadier General in November 1864. |
People |
Payne, William Henry Fitzhugh |
Search Terms |
Virginia Military Institute VMI V.M.I. |
Subjects |
Cadets Students |