Eagle buttons

[steve in so la]

PJ and all = here's my dug eagle buttons with letters. They sure are exciting to find. steve in so az
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[Mike from MI Iron Brigade]

I have found dozens of eagle buttons, but my first eagle "I" came this spring. I sure was glad to finally get one with a letter!

 

[puddlejumper]

Those are beautiful buttons. Are they Civil War, or Indian Wars? The ground they came out of sure was kind to the brass. Good display.

 

[steve in so la]

there are a few advantages to not getting much rain. And dry preservation of relics is one of them. Most of the hundres of things I have dug come out just needing a light brushing off. These buttons came from a fort of the 1850-60's. Steve

 

[steve in so la]

They sure are more dear to us - not that a common one isn't. I just got the R button (mounted rifles) last year. What a neat one. Also, I was lucky as the Dragoons were located here for several years and lost a few. Now if I could only dig a Dragoons belt buckle ! They are going for $30,000 now, Steve

 

[VT Dave]

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[Mike from MI Iron Brigade]

for one of those buckles too!

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

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[Pete in MI]

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