Military Buttons

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Military Buttons

Entry/Object ID

1965.26.13a-c

Description

Three brass buttons with the word “Vermont" at the top, a shield with elements of the state seal and underneath the state motto, “Freedom and Unity.” The buttons are attached to a large paper shipping tag that reads, "Button from coat of Lt. Benoni Thompson. Worn at Battle of Lake Champlain. He was a grandfather of William Thompson of No. 20 Circle St. who presents it to the Vermont Antiquarian Society."

Context

Worn by Lieutenant Benoni Thompson at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the war of 1812.

Acquisition

Accession

1965.26

Source or Donor

Fletcher Free Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Military

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

7/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thompson, Benoni

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Island

Event

War of 1812