NEED HELP TO ID A CIVIL WAR BUTTON

[chark21798]

WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN HELP TO ID THIS BUTTON. HAS A LARGE C BOX TYPE LOOKS LIKE A PAIR OF CROSSED SWORDS IN CENTER. BACKMARK IS WANAMAKER & BROWN.

[trk5capt]

CHARK, It Looks Most Likely Confederate or Militia, Cavalry Great Coat Button. trk5capt...

[PBK]

It may date just a bit later. According to McGuinn & Bazelon's book on backmarks, and also to Tice's Dating Buttons, all of the "Wanamaker & Brown" marked buttons appear to be post-Civil War. The firm of Wanamaker & Brown was founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1861 by John W. Wanamaker and his brother-in-law Nathan Brown. They made both civilian clothing and military uniforms. Brown died in 1868, and in 1869 the company was renamed John Wanamaker & Co.