Flat Button ID REquested - Military or Civilian?

[ajaj]

Found this pewter(?) button this weekend in 2 feet of water; lower left with the "J" and "12". I also found the 1817 Large Cent and Federal button (pictured) and several George III coppers nearby. The location is northern Lake Champlain about 7 miles south of the Canadian border. There were British and American troops located in the area during both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Any thoughts, please?

aj

 

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[ekeisler]

That "J" button is actually a script I infantry button from the war of 1812. By the number it is a 12th regiment of infantry button. Great shape too. Awesome find!

 

[johnnyi]

Congratultions on your finds. 12th Regiment (Infantry) assuming it's either 20 or 15 mm.

 

[johnnyi]

Ha ha, looks like ekeiser and I posted at the same moment but I lost our race

 

[ajaj]

Exciting! The button is exactly 20 mm diameter.

aj

 

[Old Dude]

Very nice finds. All would be welcomed by me.[emoji106]

 

[ajaj]

Just a quick update on the 12th Regiment Infantry button; I'm donating it to www.12thinfantry.org so they can have a genuine artifact of their group from 1812.

aj

 

[tamrock]

Now that's an historical find. Love it!

 

[tamrock]

Just a quick update on the 12th Regiment Infantry button; I'm donating it to www.12thinfantry.org so they can have a genuine artifact of their group from 1812.

aj

I think that's so wonderful of you to do that.

 

[DigIron2]

killer button!That Cornet is in really nice shape.

 

[Builds.The.Fire]

Awesome I button! Great to have a link to a specific unit, many of the I buttons don't have that extra detail!