Item: Federal Infantry Coat Button
Backmark: "* * WATERBURY BUTTON CO. // -o- WATERBURY -o- / CONN" dm
Description: The device shows a symmetrical eagle, with upraised wing and an "I" shield on its breast.
Construction: High convex, two-piece.
Approximate size: 23 mm.
Condition: Excellent, excavated, secure shank present. This very solid button, with its brown patina, has ample gilt with no pushes, cracks, breaks, or repairs.
Recovered: During the 1970s from the Petersburg, VA area.
Reference: Tice: GI228A10 Albert: GI 89
Comments: This very handsome Federal Infantry button was acquired directly from the digger and will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War button or general relic collection.
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