Badge
Description
Metal badge with "C.S. Detective", crossed flags, stars, on a shield shaped badge with shirt pin on the backside, ca. 1861-1865. The flag is a variation of the national flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865), which had eleven stars, representing eleven states from July through November 1861. Though a later variation included thirteen stars, there were only eleven states officially. Kentucky and Missouri had representation in the Confederate congress, but were never controlled or administered by the C.S.A.
Creator
Date
circa 1861-1865