civil war button?

All, found this button on a site that has produced Civil War and later artifacts. It is a brass button with an Eagle facing right with a diameter of 19.2mm. The Eagle is clutching a shield and an arrow against a lined field. The button has two holes in the front however, and I have never seen...

Found this on the upper middle peninsula of Hampton Roads, VA. Earlier in the week we found two Civil War 3-ringers, on a previously un-detected set of trenches that we just got permission on. This was found yesterday in the trench and we were unsure of what it was. Obviously it is a button, but...

I found this on an old farmstead south of Franklin TN in an area that I have been told was occupied during the Civil War. It appears to be brass and has a laurel wreath on the parameter of the piece. The piece is also not symetrical which makes me wonder if the differences in sides may lend a...

found this under an ant bed about 7-8 inches in my pasture i've been huntin for 2 + years...i have found countless items in this paticular spot..anyways,,can it be civil war era or is the 17th an ongoing regiment..the only places i could attach it to would be the 17th Maine and a group of horse...