The real thing or not?

[ma and pa diggins]

Ma and I had some exciting finds today but here's the problem:

We know that the confederate defenses of Williamsport during the retreat from Gettysburg were precisely in the location we were hunting (I have a map that was generated from Meade's official report showing Lee's defensive line on July 11th- 13th)

BUT...

We also know that a reenactment occured in this very spot a few years ago.

So, we're naturally wondering if these things belonged to reenactors or the real McCoys.

Here's a front and back view of a confederate (I hope) infantry button. The back appears to be iron and it is 23mm in diameter

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Ma found this. It appears to be some kind of hat decoraton - Irish maybe???

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Real or not???
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Pa Diggins

 

[mdholedigger]

i really really want it to be real

 

[ThatCannonballGuy]

Definitely the real thing. That statement is not just based on the condition of the brass face. Every one of the "repro" two-piece Confederate I buttons had a brass back - never an iron one. (And I was a Confederate re-enactor, for manymany years.)

So, congrats on your find - it's the McCoy!

Regards,
TheCannonballGuy (Pete George)

 

[ma and pa diggins]

Thanks CBG! That makes my day

 

[mdholedigger]

isn't it the strangest thing pa our two buttons were no more than 20 feet from each other..........glad one of us got the real one......still had a blast anyhow......

 

[ma and pa diggins]

n/t

 

[Robert]

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