Buttons from Camp Grimes

The following buttons I found in Camp Grimes along the James River. The camp is now gone. The State of Virginia along with the knowledge and philosophy of the state Archeologist have preserved the camp for posterity. They did so by only changing it's name from Camp Grimes to Interstate 664, but alas even after doing so the old camp still did not die without a fight, it still managed to give us some of it's history to share and enlighten others on what these men enduried for a cause they thought was right.

	This is one of two Louisiana buttons I found. They are both same style, size and back mark, La 6A, vest size, with a "Scovill Mfg. Co./Waterbury. These two buttons are from the First Louisiana that was stationed there for awhile.
	Norfolk Academy button vest size and with a R & W ROBINSON/ *EXTRA*.
	The two Maryland buttons were found about 40 feet apart. The coat button is only what you see it has no back, but along with the cuff button they are both MD 11C, although the cuff button does have a Jacob Gminder*** backmark.

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