This 14th Regiment of Foot coat button was purchased by GBBHWF leadership on November 24, 2002, from Don Troiani of Southbury, CT. Troiani noted it was found in Florida. Troiani is a prominent artist of both Revolutionary and Civil War military scenes and collector of military artifacts. The button acquired is the exact button pictured as B14c on page 27 of his book entitled Military Buttons of the American Revolution. He wrote in his book that a unit of the 14th was sent from Halifax Nova Scotia in 1772 to East Florida and St. Vincent and then elements were transferred to Virginia in 1775 where they participated in the action at Great Bridge.
This object was scanned in collaboration with the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Museum.
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