Military button smallest I've ever found.

[tomsneck]

Can y'all tell me about this one

 

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[nhbenz]

That looks to me like a patriotic Jacksonian button, which would be from around the 1840's.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Agreeing with nhbenz... your button is definitely what button-collectors call a "Jacksonian" Patriotic-emblem button. They are called Jacksonian because they became quite popular with the American public during the two-term presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837). The eariest ones were made in Britain, but American button-makers soon copied the British ones. Their construction is a flat brass disc with a separate rim crimped around the edges of the flat disc... which is a very early version of what are known as "two-piece" brass buttons. One of the photos I'll post below shows the separate rim has pulled away from the flat button's edge, at about 5:00.

Jacksonian buttons range in size from about 13mm to a maximum of 19mm... they're all "cuff" or "vest" size... none are "coat" size.

Jacksonian buttons are not known to have ever been issued by the US Army. The majority showed a non-military emblem/design on their front. But there are also several varieties of "Patriotic" Jacksonian buttons, showing the spread-winged American eagle. You might find yours somewhere in the photos posted below.

 

[tomsneck]

Thanks for the I'd. And info. In the middle of a busy day but took another look at it and it does say colour on the back