November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2022
A nice example of an excavated Bottony cross, representing the Crossland maternal line of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, and used on the state seal. Given that Maryland remained in the Union, many of the 20,000 or so Marylanders who joined the Confederacy went to some lengths to display their state affiliation. This is a fairly simple, unengraved example of the Bottony cross pin worn by many of those men, but leaves no doubt about the wearer’s home state or Confederate affiliation. CONDITON: Good excavated condition. Missing the pin, but signs of attachment on reverse.