Couple old buttons

[Mark kus]

Found these while ago never looked them up.
Matk

 

[Confetrit]

Beautiful. The button with the block I had been on my bucket list for some time, as over 40 years. This is a Confederate, or a (Confetrit') cast I button. One of my favorite CW buttons. They are so cool. When you find one of these, you know for certain that you have a Confederate button. The Eagle Shield button with an A in the shields center, is a Federal or Union Artillery button. These were of course worn by Yanks. If you find an Eagle button with a plain shield, these are known as "general service buttons". An Eagle Shield button with letters in the center are as follows: C is for Cavalry, A is for Artillery, and I is for Infantry. It describes what branch of service the soldier was in. The button next to the block or cast I button may be from the War of 1812. It looks as if it pre dates the Civil War. You have some very nice buttons there. Congrat's.

 

[Mark kus]

Beautiful. The button with the block I had been on my bucket list for some time, as over 40 years. This is a Confederate, or a (Confetrit') cast I button. One of my favorite CW buttons. They are so cool. When you find one of these, you know for certain that you have a Confederate button. The Eagle Shield button with an A in the shields center, is a Federal or Union Artillery button. These were of course worn by Yanks. If you find an Eagle button with a plain shield, these are known as "general service buttons". An Eagle Shield button with letters in the center are as follows: C is for Cavalry, A is for Artillery, and I is for Infantry. It describes what branch of service the soldier was in. The button next to the block or cast I button may be from the War of 1812. It looks as if it pre dates the Civil War. You have some very nice buttons there. Congrat's.

Thanks a lot I'm in Ct who know how that Confederate one got way up here in eastern CT I also found a engineers civil war one very cool.
Mark

 

[laplander]

Nice one's Mark, love the buttons, better than a piece of silver any day in my book.
HH Jeff

 

[Confetrit]

Thanks a lot I'm in Ct who know how that Confederate one got way up here in eastern CT I also found a engineers civil war one very cool.
Mark

This is fun to imagine just how the Confederate button made it's way to Ct. My guess would be that perhaps a Union soldier returned home from the war with a souvenir from the war. He may have taken a button from a prisoner, or maybe exchanged one of his buttons for this one. Always fun to imagine and think about. It is a very cool button and artifact or relic from the CW.

 

[Mark kus]

This is fun to imagine just how the Confederate button made it's way to Ct. My guess would be that perhaps a Union soldier returned home from the war with a souvenir from the war. He may have taken a button from a prisoner, or maybe exchanged one of his buttons for this one. Always fun to imagine and think about. It is a very cool button and artifact or relic from the CW.

Yes it is it has no markings on the back but is in incredible condition i found it in an old field .
Mark

 

[MuddyMo]

Nice finds, congrats