Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one???Cival War YES INDEED!!!!

[JJS NEW ENGLAND]

i found this button today with an indian head penny-1880. i also found a ring and some wheat backs. any info on the button would be appreciated. it was about 6 inches down in some nasty soil. the injun should clean up nice. thanks , josh

 

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[Old River]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one

Very nice button, but I have no idea what. Congrats.....

 

[Jeep]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one

Its a Rhode Island UTA button

United Train of Artillery, Civil War period

Great Find

 

[camperlee]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one

I have to agree with Jeep on the button but nice finds.

 

[JJS NEW ENGLAND]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one

YOU BEAT ME TO IT. THANKS FOR THE INFO. I FOUND A FEW WEBSITES ON THIS BUTTON. THIS IS A GREAT FORUM.HH, JOSH

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one

Nice work on the ID, folks. 8)


This is a Great find of which I was previously unaware.

 

[squidman]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this one

i found this button today with an indian head penny-1880. i also found a ring and some wheat backs. any info on the button would be appreciated. it was about 6 inches down in some nasty soil. the injun should clean up nice. thanks , joshua-tree

 

[cwdigger]

Very Nice find, never seen one of those before, congrats

Cw

 

[Nana40]

Very Nice find, never seen one of those before, congrats

Cw

And I learned something new today as well! Awesome find, JJ!

Nana

 

[rjw4law]

Never saw one of those before.

 

[John987]

Excellent finds!!
Congrats!

John

 

[jimb]

The only UAT I can think of is the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa=UAT. Perhaps they had a marching band or a military artillery progran there. During the civil war they had only one building. At any rate it would be a good place to start researching on. When you find out let us know.

 

[lairmo]

Awesome button!!!
first time laying eyes on it as well.....

 

[John (Ma)]

Very nice, I haven't seen a button like that.

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

Re: Found this Army button today, any ideas on this oneCival War YES INDEED!!

coool

 

[fortbball9]

That is the first that I have ever seen one.Congrats on a super find

fortbball9

 

[TommNJ]

Nice button, never seen one before like that before. Good Find !!

TommNJ

 

[allen]

without a doubt, that is an awesome butt on !!!

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Great find! Bet your heart skipped a beat with that one?

 

[Don in SJ]

Nice button, here is what is said in Albert's book:
RI 33 Rhode Island, United Train of Artillery; 2-piece with border.
A. The intials U T A, crossed cannon with the date 1775 with coiled rattlesnake above , on a lined field.

Usual backmark would be *D. Evans & Co.*/Attleboro Mass RV 3

No information on if it is only Civil War, pre Civil War or Post Civil War, I think the exact backmark would have to be known to say for sure. Does not mention if they were made after the CW or not, the company was in business making buttons after CW so if you can get the exact backmark wording and symbols, that would nail it down for sure, otherwise consider that era anyway.

Side note: Wonder why 1775 date is there? RI became state in 1790, so it isn't that, unless Albert's meant a 1776 date, but his example seems to look like a 1775.

Don