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The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army moved his force inland to strike at the strategic Mississippi River town of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
On the morning of April 30, 1863, roughly 23,000 Union soldiers disembarked from barges at Bruinsburg, Mississippi during the largest amphibious offensive in American history prior to the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II.
Buttons of the American Civil War. Presented are military buttons, manufactured 1800 to 20th century, emphasis on American Civil War, 1861 to 1865. Research center, buttons, click: http://relicman.com//Button0000-Index.html
Civil war buttons are a popular niche for antique buttons collectors, which is why there are several excellent reference guides available specifically devoted to civil war buttons.
The Battle of Jackson on December 19, 1862, was a Confederate attempt to delay the movements of the Union troops towards Vicksburg, Mississippi. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest staged a Confederate attack at Salem Cemetery to distract Federal troops from his men destroying the Union railroad that led into Corinth, Mississippi.
button backmark information this page is to assist you in identifying manufacturing dates on found buttons through use of their associated backmarks the scovill ompany abel porter & co 1802-1811 levenworth, hayden & scovill 1811-1827 j.m.l. & w.h. scovill 1827-1840
Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War: Civil War Buttons by Harry Ridgeway
