Possible confederate button & other civil war goodies!

Harrison

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1 lead artillery shell sabot
2 three ringers
2 union suit (under garment) buttons
1 unknown button?
-(Possibly a confederate floral button)-
-(Or maybe just a plain dandy button)-

All dug on private property on the main line works of our local battlefield!

If you have any info on the button I’d love to hear back from you!

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creskol

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What does the back of the button look like? I looks older than the Civil War era to me.
 

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Harrison

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Hard to get a proper picture! It has some writing. One sec & I’ll send a photo over!
 

creskol

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That looks like a BENEDICT & BURNHAM backmark probably dates to 1834 or so.
 

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Harrison

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I think you are most definitely right! I can totally see “Benedict & burnham” now that I know what to look for!
 

smokeythecat

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Creskol nailed it. It's a civilian pattern and could have been used by anyone.
 

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