✅ SOLVED Civil war badge ? Please help .

[digger dad]

Anyone have a clue ? I found this on a civil war artillery set up about 3 feet away from a shenkel artillery fuse . It appears to be made of pewter.

 

[relic lover]

I turned it right side up for you. I see an eagle head over top of a bar with stars with something over the Eagles head maybe a wreath?

 

[relic lover]

I don't know what it is but I like it

 

[digger dad]

Thanks for getting me up right . LOL ! Eagle is interesting I hadn't looked at it that way . I think I see a stag looking to the right . This Vermont button is the closest image I can find that is similar.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

DiggerDad, your guess is "close"... the emblem is indeed a stag's bust, but the "bar" is what in Heraldry is called a Torse, which is a coiled wreath viewed on edge. You've found a pewter Livery button. I didn't find a match for yours among the many stag-head/bust Livery buttons at the link below, but the photos there will show you the 6-twist Torse in better condition.
https://sites.google.com/site/liverybuttonsidentified/home/stag-head

 

[digger dad]

Thanks for the information cannonball guy ! I really appreciate it !

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Ooops... I must confess I failed to pay enough attention to the photo showing the pewter disc next to a ruler. At 2 inches wide (or a bit less), it's more likely to be a Livery horseharness rosette than a button.