Eagle I button. CW? yup!

[Kevo_DFX]

Am I correct in dating this button to the civil war? Does it have a Tice or Albert's number?

Added: Backmark says * W G MINTZER * PHILD (the D is PHILD is superscript)

Thanks for looking, it's my first Eagle. I don't hunt in a CW area.

Kevo

 

[daroofa]

Re: Eagle I button. CW?

Definitely civil war era...Mintzer made buttons from 1858-70. Nice find

"Federal infantry button, eagle with "I", W G Mintzer PHI rmdc stippled field, (22.2mm) Ref: Albert GI85 / 88, Tice GI215A54."

http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkMintzer.htm

 

[Kevo_DFX]

Re: Eagle I button. CW?

Well, that about seals it. That is not the same back as mine, but I see it further on the page. I'm on my phone, I'll give ya the check when I get back in front of a computer.