Identify Button

[Vernon Fowler]

I found this button a couple of weeks ago. It's from an area that could have been used from the early 1800s to the present. It had an Iron back. Could you shed any light on it;s origin and age?

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[PAPPY]

VERNON, It appears to be a Confederate General Service Button from the State of Texas. From a period of 1860-1870. Also called a Texas Flower Button...PAPPY

[rustycoinUT]

Vernon, That's one great find! Very cool button



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rustycoinUT

[Vernon Fowler]

I appreciate the information. Now I need to figure out why it was there.


Thanks

[PAPPY]

VERNON, Tell us a little about the area and maybe we can help figure it out...PAPPY

[Vernon Fowler]

The button was found about 8 miles from Guntersville Al. about 2 miles from the Tennessee River. Another button that was found on the same day and site was a flat button. I was not able to send a picture but with a glass I can make out "best Quality" across the bottom and at the top it has a spread eagle. A third button was a two piece button with the front being a ball but there are no markings. There was a lot of activity in this area during the War of 1812 and later I think this was near one of the routes for the Trail of Tears. I have read that Guntersville was shelled during the Civil War but I don't have a lot of information on that.

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[boomer]

Hey, great finds! Darn my luck, I use to live in Scottsboro, a nearby town, and never heard of any military action around those parts, except around Stevenson, Al. Found some neat stuff there. Beautiful country around Gunterville. Miss it.

[Toadie]

Vernon,

Maybe this link will help you figure out how it got there. You may have a CW hot spot and not know it!! I researched some of the Texas Infantry and they frequented the area around 1862-64. On a lot of skirmishes they just give the name of the nearest town and although it is sometimes misleading, this is how a lot of battle sites are "lost" and then found again. There are some battle sites in Texas that are not "on record" and I am sure the same goes for every state just about.

http://www.worldhistorymaps.com/CW/local/almarsha.htm

Good luck figuring out how it got there.

James