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  • Vicksburg Sharp Shooter (VSS) Two piece tongue and wreath

    Hi,
    I am new to this forum, but from what I can tell there is a lot of good information on here. I was wondering if any one out there has come across any photos of soldiers of the12th Miss Regt Company G and or Co E Vicksburg Sharpshooters raised in Warren County, Mississippi.

    The reason I am interested in the 12th Miss Regt is they were part of the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee and were camped for the winter of 1863-1864 near were I currently live. I am an avid Relic Hunter and last Saturday recovered and very fine example of a VSS two piece waist belt buckle, according to some civil war researchers these buckles were associated with the Vicksburg Sharpshooters but have no solid evidence to support this as only a few examples have been recovered. The examples that were recovered around 10 or 11 were also found with other items associated with Mississippi troops i.e. Mississippi button.

    I would appreciate any information that might be able to tie this VSS buckle to the 12th Miss. I do appreciate your time in this matter.

    If this is not the spot to post this please let me know. Once I learn how to post pictures I will enclose several for your review.

    Frank Schneider

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    Re: Vicksburg Sharp Shooter (VSS) Two piece tongue and wreath

    I know that a VSS two piece buckle was found in VA about 3 weeks ago by a relic hunter. I have no idea as to exactly where it was found. The fellow that found it posted the picture on "My Treasure Spot" website.
    Roy Queen

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      Re: Vicksburg Sharp Shooter (VSS) Two piece tongue and wreath

      Frank..saw your find on treasurenet ....brilliant find..congrats again!
      Aron Price
      AG

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        Re: Vicksburg Sharp Shooter (VSS) Two piece tongue and wreath

        I think the owner of the White Oak Museum, just outside of Fredericksburg, VA has one on exhibit that he found years ago. I think there was an article in North South Trader years back that the owner showed along with the two-piece buckle. I don't know the date of the issue, but you might search their back issues.
        Respectfully,
        -Kyle M. Stetz
        Liberty Rifles

        "I think the prospect for an active and laborious campaign in Virginia is pretty clear and we will again this spring renew our old occupation and struggle between life and death for six more weary months." Capt. Samuel S. Brooke 47th Va. Infantry-- March 27, 1864

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          Re: Vicksburg Sharp Shooter (VSS) Two piece tongue and wreath

          Frank: There was an excellent article on this buckle (you are correct about its origin) by Mike O' Donnell in the Jan/Feb 1997 issue of North/South Trader (Vol. XXIV No. 1). You can order a back issue from them or PM me your address I'll gladly send you a photocopy. And as far as finding such a buckle . . . well, damn . . . the find of a lifetime. Congrats!
          Last edited by roundshot; 03-29-2011, 05:50 PM.
          Bob Williams
          26th North Carolina Troops
          Blogsite: http://26nc.org/blog/

          As [one of our cavalry] passed by, the general halted him and inquired "what part of the army he belonged to." "I don't belong to the army, I belong to the cavalry." "That's a fact," says [the general], "you can pass on." Silas Grisamore, 18th Louisiana

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            Re: Vicksburg Sharp Shooter (VSS) Two piece tongue and wreath

            Originally posted by NYCivilWar View Post
            I think the owner of the White Oak Museum, just outside of Fredericksburg, VA has one on exhibit that he found years ago. I think there was an article in North South Trader years back that the owner showed along with the two-piece buckle. I don't know the date of the issue, but you might search their back issues.
            What hasn't DP found???
            Bryant Roberts
            Palmetto Guards/WIG/LR

            Interested in the Palmetto Guards?
            palmettoguards@gmail.com

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