✅ SOLVED Button help?

[J.Cohoon04]

Found in central VA in a Civil War heavy area, but never seen one quite like it...

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

Your brass button's "construction" is consistent with mid-1800s manufacture. But the background around the bird is not seen on Military buttons of that time-period, and the bird is not an eagle, because its wings are much too short. So, I believe it is not a Military button from that time-period.

 

[J.Cohoon04]

Thanks for your input CBG. I have to say though, where it was found wouldn't lead you to believe that. I forgot to mention that it was also in proximity of a couple of fired three-ringers and a fired round ball. If you would like to see it and talk a little more about it, pm me since we live so close together. Try as I might, I can't seem to find any images of a button like this either!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Not being shown in any of the military-buttons books, nor websites, is an additional indication that it isn't a military-issue button. But there's still a bunch of dirt-crust on its lower half, obscuring what may be important details there, I would like to see it in real-life. Since you and I live nearby, you can either bring it to my house (along with anything else you want to get identified), or wait until the July civil war relic show here in Richmond.

 

[J.Cohoon04]

Come to find out, it is a militia button! Thanks for all the help you've offered CBG!