Welcome to Quartermaster General! I am a collector and purveyor of quality, investment grade Civil War and Revolutionary War artifacts.  I offer the very best - specializing in dug Confederate buckles and buttons.  All items are thoroughly examined and guaranteed authentic.  Merchandise purchased can be done with 100 % confidence.   Your complete satisfaction and repeat business is my highest priority.  All merchandise can be returned within seven business days from receipt for any reason, less shipping expenses.  I require telephone or E-mail notification that the return is forthcoming.  Of course, the item has to be in the same condition as originally shipped.  Any change to the item and this guarantee will become null and void.  It is my intention to provide complete customer satisfaction with every purchase but I must also protect my business from unethical and intentional fraudulent activities.  I will assure you the items offered for sale on my site are the best on the market and as investments will only continue to escalate in value.  In today’s volatile economic market investing in high quality Confederate relics is a great way to increase ones portfolio.  These artifacts can also be appreciated for their intricate beauty and designs not to mention their historicity - a link to a bygone era where patriotism and valor led to making our country what it is today.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          About Myself -   My love  of civil wars relics began when I was just a child - and I owe it all to my father.  Every few weeks on Sunday afternoons, he would take me and my brother on walks along the Yorktown battlefield.  Our mission was to see who could find the most minie balls.  This eventually led to the purchase of my first metal detector, a Metrotech,  at the age of 13.  This present began a lifelong hobby of metal detecting.  I have been fortunate to unearth many wonderful artifacts.  My highlights have been finding many wonderful buttons - both Confederate and Yankee.  My best Northern button was a New Jersey Militia National Guard button I found in 1991.  This button had the very rare back mark of Farrant, Lester, and Co.  Albert had stated in his book that this button was postwar but an in depth study of this back mark proved that the button was in fact made at the outbreak of hostilities.  (NSTCW made a note of this in a 1992 issue).  It is now listed in Tice's book as NJ210 giving me credit for proving its authenticity.  It is now also the logo for Quartermaster General.  My rarest Confederate button had been a Texas "D" button found in 1991 but in  May of 2004 I  unearthed an even rarer Confederate button near Yorktown Virginia.   It turned out to be a solid cast Louisiana button of which only a few were known to exist.  After a year of research I wrote an article, which NSTCW published, about the find and which Louisiana unit probably wore them.  (This article appears in Vol 23 No. 4).  This find and the resulting article have been the highlight of my metal detecting hobby.  For those who would like to read the article the link is under information at this website.  I have been an avid collector and digger for over 25 years.  I specialize in dug Confederate artifacts.  I am also a graduate of Old Dominion University and The Medical College of Virginia Pharmacy School.   I am currently a pharmacist for a mail order pharmacy for animals in Richmond, Virginia.  I also do part time pharmacy work in various Targets and Ukrops supermarkets throughout Virginia.   This position allows me to personally view many collections throughout the state.   I am also a certified appraiser in Civil War and Revolutionary War antiquities and a freelance writer for various Civil War magazines.  Ofcourse I am always interested in purchasing collections, being one item or many,  as well as offering consignments on my website.  I also offer free appraisals.

 

Happy digging and collecting - John E. Harris R. Ph.