7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin. I thought you guys might like this, my buddy Weaver found this a few weeks ago. We were hunting in an area with a lot of civil war action south of Louisville. We didn't have a clue what it was at the time. Someone on another forum id'ed it for us. It's the same size as a half dollar. This is why I love this hobby, just think, a German immigrant fighting for the Union carved this and then lost it, I wish it could talk.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676158#msg-1676158Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30:10 -0500 Phorum 5.2.18 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1766139#msg-1766139 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1766139#msg-1766139
buddy Weaver over as soon as I located the debri field and he found this right off the bat. The farmer had given me directions

to where he had seen pottery and all the other good signs we lust for. Weaver was getting on me saying I must have got the

directions screwed up since we weren't finding anything, turns out the farmers memory was off by about 300'. We have never

been back but we are planing a return trip. Thanks again to you and everyone else for looking and your comments.

This is the best hobby in the world and we all save history that might otherwise be lost forever.]]> Deno Civil War Forum Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:50:17 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1764948#msg-1764948 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1764948#msg-1764948
The reason being, is that the points of the star, line up perfectly with modern day depictions of the 7th Arkansas Corps insignia.



If I had a guess, I would think that it was done by a member of th e 7th Arkansas, as a bit of camp craft. He likely wore it around his neck as a medalion, as Larry IL pointed out that it has a worn, elongated loop at the top.

There is an insignia, reputed to be of the 7th Arkansas, found by a MD-er over near Springfield. I have my doubts as to if it is truly 7th Corps Arkansas. Note that the star inside it is not at all like that of Deno's find, nor, of the known 7th Corps insignias. The points on this one is all wrong.



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The points look a lot like that of a Louisiana hat badge that was found.

Note that the modern day police badge for the city of New Orleans is the exact replica of the find near Springfield, Mo, points on the star, inside the Cresent positioned the same.

So, in my opinion, Deno found the real deal, a Arkansas 7th Corps badge, of probable camp craft orgin, and the guy in Springfield, Mo has a very interesting find, but not likely 7th Corps


Springfield, Mo find Not 7th Arkansas ...........................to compare... we have this dug LOUISIANA hat badge. It Looks like one to the left

The BOTTOM LEFT photo.... is the insignia flag of the New Orleans Police Department. It looks like the Louisiana Hat Badge, and the one found in Springfield, MO. The BOTTOM RIGHT is the Arkansas 7th Corps insignia. which, in looking at the star poiints, is identical to the the badge that Deno found.]]> Nestor Cerpa Civil War Forum Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:49:13 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1751582#msg-1751582 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1751582#msg-1751582
It is a Prussian coin.

It was found in the area of Bardstown Ky.

We know there were troops there, but we never researched it.]]> Deno Civil War Forum Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:00:29 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1743071#msg-1743071 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1743071#msg-1743071
Is it really an Arkansas badge or could it be an Prussian coin with the symbol (star in the opening of a half-moon) of the Ottoman Empire - today Republic of Turkey?
In fact there were military connections between the Prussians and the Ottomans from the 1820s to 1918. The Prussians sent military equipment, supervisors, training instructors and so on to the southeast. The owner could have been one of them.

This is from Wikipedia about Turkish Americans:
"It is also known that during the American Civil War, Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid, in support of the North had sent a symbolic camel caravan of material and goods and many of the Turks who came with this shipment settled down in Michigan, esp. the Detroit area."
So the owner could also have been one of those. Maybe a research can reveal if the Turkish troops ever came to the spot where the coin was found.


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yankeewriter85
The German-American Civil War story needs to be told. Cheers.

There is a book: "Germans in the Civil War: The Letters they wrote home", showing more than 300 letters written by soldiers of German origin in US and CS ranks. Its quite an interesting book but there is nothing about coins in it, just that the soldiers had a lag of them.



Greetings Phil]]> philo Civil War Forum Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:32:39 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1706968#msg-1706968 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1706968#msg-1706968
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Now that is a great find and by the elongated hole at the top, it looks like it was worn for a long time before it was lost.

Good eye Larry. I agree.

Doc]]> Navy Doc Civil War Forum Wed, 23 May 2012 10:22:32 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1701977#msg-1701977 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1701977#msg-1701977un saludo]]> senda Civil War Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:13 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1701539#msg-1701539 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1701539#msg-1701539
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Oh, but it does talk, sir, oh, but it does! Beautiful coin and story, and yes, there were many courageous German immigrants who not only braved the Atlantic's perils to find freedom in America, but who overcame prejudice north and south alike as well as the blood and bullets on the battlefields. Good work in finding this. The German-American Civil War story needs to be told. Cheers.


Thanks for the eloquent response yankee, thank you all.

I love this hobby.]]> Deno Civil War Forum Tue, 15 May 2012 20:40:46 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1693993#msg-1693993 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1693993#msg-1693993 yankeewriter85 Civil War Forum Sat, 05 May 2012 22:06:12 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1682469#msg-1682469 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1682469#msg-1682469 SlickT Civil War Forum Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:59:19 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1679651#msg-1679651 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1679651#msg-1679651 Deno Civil War Forum Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:57:04 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1679551#msg-1679551 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1679551#msg-1679551 7centsworth Civil War Forum Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:32:52 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1679376#msg-1679376 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1679376#msg-1679376
All of my mom's people are from Greensburg.]]> Deno Civil War Forum Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:10:28 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677583#msg-1677583 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677583#msg-1677583 7centsworth Civil War Forum Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:02:51 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677109#msg-1677109 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677109#msg-1677109 Deno Civil War Forum Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:18:47 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677106#msg-1677106 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677106#msg-1677106 Deno Civil War Forum Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:17:23 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677104#msg-1677104 Re: cool relic, can you time frame where it was found, washttp://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677104#msg-1677104 Deno Civil War Forum Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:13:59 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677102#msg-1677102 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1677102#msg-1677102 Deno Civil War Forum Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:11:17 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676754#msg-1676754 AWSOME Relic/CoinN/Thttp://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676754#msg-1676754(This message does not contain any text.)
]]> laserfeller Civil War Forum Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:34:57 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676454#msg-1676454 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676454#msg-1676454 7centsworth Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:59:45 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676395#msg-1676395 cool relic, can you time frame where it was found, washttp://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676395#msg-1676395 huntcav65 Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:41:56 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676233#msg-1676233 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676233#msg-1676233 Cajuncoinhunter Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:14:49 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676226#msg-1676226 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676226#msg-1676226 MANDAD76 Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:04:17 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676201#msg-1676201 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676201#msg-1676201 Larry (IL) Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:16:21 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676169#msg-1676169 Re: 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676169#msg-1676169 midmodigger Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:51:34 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676158#msg-1676158 7th Corp Arkansas badge cut out of a Prussian coin.http://www.findmall.com/read.php?82,1676158,1676158#msg-1676158
an area with a lot of civil war action south of Louisville. We didn't have a clue what it was at the time.

Someone on another forum id'ed it for us. It's the same size as a half dollar.

This is why I love this hobby, just think, a German immigrant fighting for the Union carved this and

then lost it, I wish it could talk.]]> Deno Civil War Forum Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:44:16 -0500