This is a beautiful non-excavated Civil War cuff button for the Staff officers. This is the classic pattern of button worn by officers on both sides of the Civil War. The face of the button has the beautiful spread wing eagle button. Around the edge of the button it has the stars with the lined field background. It has the original back and shank nicely intact on the reverse and it is the brass back version that was made without a maker's mark and simply has the generic "EXTRA QUALITY" mark. This was so the retailer could sell the button without advertising for the actual maker. Often people only consider these buttons as used by the Union but if you ever go through the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia you will see that many of the Confederate coats had these buttons on them because that’s what they had in their possession when the war broke out. This is a very nice looking button with fine detail. It will make a fine addition to your collection.

This is a great group of 5 original coat size eagle buttons. These are all in fine non-excavated condition. These are all non-excavated but are the same style that you see excavated from campsites throughout the South. These are the style you see on the coats of the men that actually fought the war. They would have adorned the coats of the regular enlisted men of the Civil War. Each button has the classic eagle design on the font with the shield in the eagle’s chest. In one talon she holds the arrows of war and in the other the olive branch of peace. These buttons also have the original backs and all of the buttons have the shanks intact on the reverse. They will have various Civil War date backmarks. The price quoted is for the exact 5 non-excavated coat size General Service buttons you see pictured.

What a superb non-excavated great coat size Civil War Infantry button. The face of the button has the spread-wing eagle with the "I” shield on its chest. This denotes the infantry branch of service. It has some of the original gold wash still present and that gives the button a fine look. The original back and shank are intact. It has the correct Civil War era "*SCOVILL MF'G CO. * WATERBURY” backmark. This is a great looking Civil War 23mm uniform button. Here is a great looking non-dug Civil War great coat Infantry eagle "I”.

This is a beautiful non-excavated Civil War coat button for the Staff officers. This is the classic pattern of button worn by officers on both sides of the Civil War. The face of the button has the beautiful spread wing eagle button. Around the edge of the button it has the stars with the lined field background. It has the original back and shank nicely intact on the reverse and a clear Civil War mark of "EXTRA QUALITY”. They would use these generic backmarks so the retailer could sell the button without advertising for the actual button maker. Often people only consider these buttons as used by the Union but if you ever go through the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia you will see that many of the Confederate coats had these buttons on them because that’s what they had in their possession when the war broke out. This is a very nice looking button with fine detail. It will make a fine addition to your collection.

Here is a very cool little button. it is a patriotic or possibly diplomatic or militia button from the early 1820's. We know this when it would have been made because of the 1 piece construction. It has the "RICH ORANGE" backmark still visible. The face of the button has a puff style rim and in the center is the droop wing eagle with the "E PLURIBUS UNUM" ribbon above. The button measures 13mm across. It is in superb shape as you can see.

This is a beautiful non-excavated Civil War cuff button for the Staff officers and it has a scarce retailer mark on the reverse. This is the classic pattern of button worn by officers on both sides of the Civil War. The face of the button has the beautiful spread wing eagle button. Around the edge of the button it has the stars with the lined field background. It has the original back and shank nicely intact on the reverse. What makes it special is that it is the version that has the desirable retailer's mark of the Evans & Hassall Company on the back. This makes it a very desirable little button. This is a very nice looking button with fine detail. It will make a fine addition to your collection.

This is a beautiful non-excavated Civil War cuff button for the Staff officers. This is the classic pattern of button worn by officers on both sides of the Civil War. The face of the button has the beautiful spread wing eagle button. Around the edge of the button it has the stars with the lined field background. It has the original back and shank nicely intact on the reverse and a clear Civil War maker’s mark of "*WATERBURY BUTTON CO.”. Often people only consider these buttons as used by the Union but if you ever go through the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia you will see that many of the Confederate coats had these buttons on them because that’s what they had in their possession when the war broke out. This is a very nice looking button with fine detail. It will make a fine addition to your collection.

here are some nice and authentic original coat size general Service eagle buttons. These are the style you see on the coats of the men that actually fought the war. They would have adorned the coats of the regular enlisted men of the Civil War. Each button has the classic eagle design on the font with the shield in the eagle’s chest. The buttons also have the original back and shank intact on the reverse. They will have various Civil War date backmarks. The price quoted is for one original coat size General service buttons, like the ones pictured.